Dear Dr. Roach: I have bulbar myasthenia gravis, which makes it difficult to eat. Can you tell me something about this disease and the odds of it spreading elsewhere in my body? — C.B. Dr. Roach: ...

Dear C.B.: Myasthenia gravis is a disease of the neuromuscular junction, the point at which nerve cells communicate information to muscle cells. It is caused by antibodies to proteins in and around ...

MORE than three decades have passed since the first attempt to treat myasthenia gravis with veratrum alkaloids. 1,2 At that time "Tinctura Veratri," given either intravenously or by mouth, was found ...

With this study, investigators hoped to describe personality traits among individuals who have the autoimmune, neuromuscular disease. Findings of pronounced personality traits among individuals who ...

Patients who have myasthenia gravis (MG) are more likely to have a severe form of the disease and more difficulty achieving remission if they are seropositive for antibodies to muscle-specific kinase ...

The use of ipilimumab (Yervoy, Bristol-Myers Squibb) for the treatment of melanoma has been associated with the development of myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that manifests as ...

Comorbidities and older age increase the risk of severe COVID-19 in MG patients, but not susceptibility to infection. MG treatments, including corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, do not heighten ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have bulbar myasthenia gravis, which makes it difficult to eat. Can you tell me something about this disease and the odds of it spreading elsewhere in my body? - C.B. ANSWER: ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have bulbar myasthenia gravis, which makes it difficult to eat. Can you tell me something about this disease and the odds of it spreading elsewhere in my body? -- C.B. Dr. Roach: ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have bulbar myasthenia gravis, which makes it difficult to eat. Can you tell me something about this disease and the odds of it spreading elsewhere in my body? - C.B. Myasthenia ...