Myasthenia (medical condition): An autoimmune disorder which interferes with nerve impulses to muscles and hence results in weak, easily fatigued muscles.
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Myasthenia Gravis:
»Introduction: Myasthenia Gravis
»Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis
»Causes of Myasthenia Gravis
»Tests for Myasthenia Gravis
»Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia: Abnormal muscle weakness.
Myasthenia: Muscular weakness. [G. mys, muscle, + astheneia, weakness]
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Myasthenia: a chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck); caused by a deficiency of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions.
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Myasthenia: Another name for Myasthenia Gravis (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Myasthenia Gravis
»Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis
»Causes of Myasthenia Gravis
»Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia: Myasthenia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the causes of Myasthenia are included in the list below:
Read more about causes of Myasthenia (Myasthenia Gravis)
Some of the symptoms of Myasthenia incude:
See full list of 23 symptoms of Myasthenia (Myasthenia Gravis)
Treatments for Myasthenia (Myasthenia Gravis) include:
See full list of 18 treatments for Myasthenia
Treatment of Myasthenia: For more treatment information about Myasthenia, see treatment of Myasthenia Gravis (Myasthenia)
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of the body. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Myasthenia Gravis Information Page: NINDS)
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that affects the transmission of signals from nerves to muscles. Myasthenia occurs when antibodies, produced by the body’s immune system, mistakenly attack and destroy special proteins called acetylcholine receptors located at the nerve-muscle junctions. As a result, affected individuals experience weakness that fluctuates with activity. (Source: excerpt from MYASTHENIA GRAVIS: NWHIC)
These medical disease topics may be related to Myasthenia:
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Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Myasthenia into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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