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Myasthenia Gravis - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/myasthenia-gravis
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 ...
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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Motor Neuron Diseases | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
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Some symptoms of stroke and myasthenia gravis are similar to those of progressive bulbar palsy and must be ruled out prior to diagnosis. Primary ...
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 ...
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 ...
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NINDS PODCAST BUILDING UP THE NERVE. Season 4. The fourth season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pharmacodynamic Study of CK-2017357 in Patients With Generalized ...
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This study is designed to assess the effects of CK-2017357 on the standardized Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) score, Manual Muscle Test ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Myoclonus | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/myoclonus
Myoclonus refers to sudden, brief involuntary twitching or jerking of a muscle or group of muscles. The twitching cannot be stopped or controlled by ...
Mitochondrial Disorders | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ...
www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/mitochondrial-disorders
Last reviewed on February 28, 2024. Mitochondrial disorders are caused by defects in mitochondria, which are energy factories found inside almost all ...