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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 ...
Potential treatment for rare autoimmune disorder adapted from CAR-T ...
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For myasthenia gravis, the target is the corrupted cells that make the damaging antibodies. Many immunotherapies, including CAR-T, carry the risk of ...
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 ...
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Paraneoplastic Syndromes | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
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Myasthenia Gravis; Opsoclonus; Stiff-Person Syndrome; book-open. Order publications from the NINDS Catalog. The NINDS Publication Catalog offers ...
NIH-funded study supports surgery as treatment for myasthenia gravis
www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/nih-funded-study-supports-surgery-treatment-myasthenia-gravis
The Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients Receiving Prednisone (MGTX) was a randomized, controlled study conducted on 126 ...
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 ...
Thymectomy Trial in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients ...
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease involving the thymus in which 85 percent of patients have antibodies to muscle acetylcholine receptors ...
Swallowing Disorders | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...
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Cerebral palsy. Parkinson's disease. Multiple sclerosis. Progressive supranuclear palsy. Huntington's disease. Myasthenia gravis. There are two main ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...