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Myasthenia Gravis - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Myasthenia gravis is a chronic neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the voluntary muscles. Voluntary muscles include muscles that connect to ...
[PDF] Myasthenia Gravis fact sheet - National Institute of Neurological ...
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Myasthenia. gravis is a chronic autoimmune, neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles that worsens after periods of activity ...
Congenital Myasthenia | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/congenital-myasthenia
Congenital myasthenia is an inherited disorder that usually develops at or near birth or in early childhood and involves muscle weakness and fatigue ...
Motor Neuron Diseases | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/motor-neuron-diseases
Some symptoms of stroke and myasthenia gravis are similar to those of progressive bulbar palsy (e.g. slurring of the speech and choking) and must be ...
Paraneoplastic Syndromes | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/paraneoplastic-syndromes
Myasthenia Gravis; Opsoclonus; Stiff-Person Syndrome; book-open. Order publications from the NINDS Catalog. The NINDS Publication Catalog offers ...
Potential treatment for rare autoimmune disorder adapted from CAR-T ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/potential-treatment-rare-autoimmune-disorder-adapted-car-t-therapy
For myasthenia gravis, the target is the corrupted cells that make the damaging antibodies. Many immunotherapies, including CAR-T, carry the risk of ...
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NIH-funded study supports surgery as treatment for myasthenia gravis
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The Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone (MGTX) was a randomized, controlled study conducted on 126 ...
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BeatMG: Phase II Trial of Rituximab In Myasthenia Gravis
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The specific primary objective of this study is to determine whether rituximab is a safe and beneficial therapeutic for Myasthenia Gravis (MG) that ...
Swallowing Disorders | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/swallowing-disorders
Cerebral palsy. Parkinson's disease. Multiple sclerosis. Progressive supranuclear palsy. Huntington's disease. Myasthenia gravis. There are two main ...
Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/clinical-trials/thymectomy-trial-non-thymomatous-myasthenia-gravis-patients-receiving-prednisone-therapy
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease involving the thymus in which 85 percent of patients have antibodies to muscle acetylcholine receptors ...
Audrey S. Penn - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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She is one of the nation's leading neurologists and a well-known scientist specializing in neuroimmunology and neuromuscular disease research. Dr ...
All Disorders | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Myasthenia Gravis. Myoclonus. Myotonia Congenita. N. Narcolepsy. Neuroacanthocytosis. Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation ...
Pharmacodynamic Study of CK-2017357 in Patients With Generalized ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/clinical-trials/pharmacodynamic-study-ck-2017357-patients-generalized-myasthenia-gravis
This study is designed to assess the effects of CK-2017357 on the standardized Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) score, Manual Muscle Test ...
Muscular Dystrophy | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/muscular-dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles. These disorders ...
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome | National Institute of Neurological ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/lambert-eaton-myasthenic-syndrome
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a disorder of the neuromuscular junction—the place where nerve and muscle cells meet to help activate a ...
Clinical Trials in the Spotlight | National Institute of Neurological ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/clinical-trials/highlighted-clinical-trials
Myasthenia Gravis. Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone Therapy. The purpose of this trial is to ...
Transverse Myelitis | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/transverse-myelitis
Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. When the spinal cord gets inflamed, this inflammation can ...
Reflecting on 2023: Supporting Neuroscience in Service of Our Mission
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy the communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness ...