A blepharectomy is surgical removal of the eyelid. Ocular myasthenia gravis is treated with immunosuppressive drugs and low dose alternate day treatment with prednisone.
Aminoglycosides inhibit the release of acetylcholine from the motor nerve. Myestenia gravis patients are more susceptible to this effect. So these drugs are to be avoided in myestenia gravis patients.
Yes. I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis at age 15.
Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis occurs in infants born from mothers who have MG.
SFEMG is the most sensitive clinical test of neuromuscular transmission and shows increased jitter in some muscles in almost all patients with myasthenia gravis. Jitter is greatest in weak muscles.
Huperzine-A. The government has done research on this. I see results after about 4 months of the same dose the government used with Alzheimer patients. I don't have that problem - I have ocular myasthenia gravis - but the principle of Huperzine-A is the same.
Doxycycline is not contraindicated in myathenia gravis.
No.
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis.
Neostigmine is preferred for treatment of myasthenia gravis. Pyridostigmine is longer acting than neostigmine.
yes
Yes