A Letter to the Newly Diagnosed Myasthenic

No one will ever fully understand what you go through, but I am pretty sure you have figured that out already. People are going to surprise you in the best and worst of ways, but you will grow from it. Unfortunately, you have been dealt a poor hand of health —…

Physicians should consider a myasthenia gravis diagnosis in patients who exhibit symptoms such as dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), dysphonia (difficulty speaking), palatal weakness, or a feeling that the tongue is swollen, according to a case report. The case study, “Misdiagnosis of myasthenia gravis presenting with tongue and palatal weakness,” was…

This year I turned 30. For most of my friends, their 30th birthday meant they could have a big party and use it as an excuse to get together. For me, it was more of a celebration of life and the fact that I am alive. Over the past year,…

Hormones produced by adipose (fat) tissue, called adipokines, can help assess the progression and status of myasthenia gravis, researchers suggest. A team at Medical University of Silesia in Poland assessed the association between the levels of different adipokines and clinical factors that characterize myasthenia gravis. The study, “…

Myasthenia gravis has managed to take away quite a few important aspects of my life. These are the things I continuously reminded myself of in moments of self-pity. However, today I possess a few skills and traits that stem from my disease. I’ve refused to let this disease take…

Argenx is one step closer to launching a global Phase 3 trial to evaluate the potential of its therapy candidate efgartigimod (ARGX-113) for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Following feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan…

Treatment with Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), approved for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, may increase the risk of patients developing other autoimmune diseases including myasthenia gravis, a case report suggests. The report, “Myasthenia gravis following alemtuzumab therapy for multiple sclerosis,” was published in the journal Neurology. A 24-year-old woman…

Medical science is ever evolving. There are more diseases being discovered, advances in medical technology, and changes in perceptions of medications and their effects on the human body. Humanity has definitely come a long way since believing that drilling a hole in a patient’s skull would rid them of evil…

When you first get sick, it’s difficult to keep up with the number of cards, bouquets of flowers, and hospital visits you receive. Every day someone comes to visit you in the hospital, and you run out of space to display all of your gifts. However, as time goes on,…

A new case report describes a rare case of a patient with rapid development and worsening of myasthenia gravis (MG) after a stem cell transplant. The research illustrates the importance of considering MG as a potential complication of transplants. The case study, titled “Myasthenia Gravis Presenting…