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What are the characteristics of the onset of myasthenia gravis?
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Within a year of onset, about 85-90% of cases develop generalized MG, with weakness in the trunk, arms, and legs. About 10-15% have weakness only eye muscles. Onset may be sudden.
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What is the most common age of onset of myasthenia gravis?
The most common age at onset is the second and third decades in women and the seventh and eighth decades in men.
Can someone 14 years old get myasthenia gravis?
Yes. I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis at age 15.
What is transient neonatal myasthenia gravis?
Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis occurs in infants born from mothers who have MG.
Is Doryx contraindicated in Myasthenia gravis?
Doxycycline is not contraindicated in myathenia gravis.
Did tony randall have myasthenia gravis?
No.
When is thymectomy contraindicated for treatment of myasthenia gravis?
Persons with disease onset after the age of 60 and those with thymomas (tumor on the thymus) do not respond well to thymectomy.
Does myasthenia gravis require Ventilatory assistance devices?
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of myasthenia gravis
When the immune system produces antibodies which destroy acetylcholine receptors this disease is called?
Myasthenia gravis.
How cholinergic drugs useful in myasthenia gravis?
Neostigmine is preferred for treatment of myasthenia gravis. Pyridostigmine is longer acting than neostigmine.
Can Botox mimic myasthenia gravis?
yes
Can ophthalmoplegia happen with myasthenia gravis?
Yes
How does the edrophonium chloride test work when diagnosing myasthenia gravis?
In people with myasthenia gravis involving the eye muscles, the drug will briefly relieve weakness.
