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2. Myasthenia gravis - Wikipedia

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   Myasthenia gravis affects 50 to 200 people per million. [3] [4] It is newly diagnosed in 3 to 30 people per million each year. [13] Diagnosis has become more common due to increased awareness. [13] Myasthenia gravis most commonly occurs in women under the age of 40 and in men over the age of 60. [1] [5] [14] It is uncommon in children. [1]

3. Myasthenia gravis is one of the rarest and most concerning ...

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   "Treatment options focus on managing symptoms and improving quality of life," says Hesterlee. "With appropriate treatment, many people with myasthenia gravis can manage their symptoms effectively ...

4. Muscle weakness - Wikipedia

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   Its causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular junction disorders, such as myasthenia gravis.

5. Neuromuscular disease - Wikipedia

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   Diseases of the motor end plate include myasthenia gravis, a form of muscle weakness due to antibodies against acetylcholine receptor, [13] [14] and its related condition Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS). [15] Tetanus and botulism are bacterial infections in which bacterial toxins cause increased or decreased muscle tone, respectively ...

6. Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis - Wikipedia

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   Causes: Antibodies against proteins in the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscles made by a mother with myasthenia gravis and passed from her blood to her fetus's blood: Diagnostic method: Classic symptoms of transient neonatal myasthenia gravies in the offspring of mothers who have myasthenia gravis: Differential diagnosis

7. Weakness - Wikipedia

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   The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. Perceived muscle weakness occurs in ...