"Myasthenia Gravis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D009157
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.114.656 C10.668.758.725 C20.111.258.500
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myasthenia Gravis" by people in Profiles.
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Ocular myasthenia gravis: updates on an elusive target. Curr Opin Neurol. 2020 02; 33(1):55-61.
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Transverse sternal approach for thymectomy. Surgery. 2003 Feb; 133(2):226-7.
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The effect of edrophonium chloride on muscle balance in normal subjects and those with nonmyasthenic strabismus. J Neuroophthalmol. 1997 Mar; 17(1):7-11.
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Perineurial cell ensheathement of muscle fibers: a new syndrome of fatigable muscle weakness mimicking myasthenia gravis. Clin Neuropathol. 1991 Mar-Apr; 10(2):79-84.