Does myasthenia gravis treatment reduce symptoms?

Written by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD | June 12, 2023

Does myasthenia gravis treatment reduce symptoms?

Category: Treatment

Although they work through different mechanisms, myasthenia gravis treatments are intended to ease or prevent the symptoms of muscle weakness and fatigue that characterize the neuromuscular disease. These treatments usually do so by either suppressing the immune system or enhancing nerve-muscle communication.

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Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Lindsey is a senior science writer for Bionews with a PhD in neuroscience from Emory University. There, she was awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society to study the role of new therapeutic approaches for treatment of resistant forms of epilepsy. She also spent time as a postdoctoral researcher exploring the role of inflammation in epilepsy. With a passion for ensuring that science is accessible to all, Lindsey joined Bionews as a science writer in 2022.