Myasthenia gravis (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: [MIM*254200] a disorder of neuromuscular transmission marked by fluctuating weakness and fatigue of certain voluntary muscles, including those innervated by brainstem motor nuclei; caused by a marked reduction in the number of acetylcholine receptors in the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction, resulting from an autoimmune mechanism. SYN: Goldflam disease.
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Myasthenia gravis: 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.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Myasthenia gravis: disease characterized by progressive weakness and exhaustibility of voluntary muscles without atrophy or sensory disturbance and caused by an autoimmune attack on acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.
Source: Diseases Database
Myasthenia gravis: disease characterized by progressive weakness and exhaustibility of voluntary muscles without atrophy or sensory disturbance and caused by an autoimmune attack on acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.
Source: CRISP
Myasthenia gravis: A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles. Autoantibodies directed against acetylcholine receptors damage the motor endplate portion of the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION, impairing the transmission of impulses to skeletal muscles. Clinical manifestations may include diplopia, ptosis, and weakness of facial, bulbar, respiratory, and proximal limb muscles. The disease may remain limited to the ocular muscles. THYMOMA is commonly associated with this condition. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1459).
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Myasthenia gravis:
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Myasthenia gravis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Myasthenia gravis (medical condition): See Myasthenia Gravis (disease information).
»Introduction: Myasthenia Gravis
»Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis
»Causes of Myasthenia Gravis
»Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis: Myasthenia gravis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
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)
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 gravis:
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The following list attempts to classify Myasthenia gravis into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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