How many types of myasthenia gravis are there?

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How many types of myasthenia gravis are there?

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According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), there are three main types of myasthenia gravis: ocular, affecting just the eyes; generalized, which can impact many muscles in the body; and transient neonatal, occurring among some babies born to women with MG. Patients also can be further divided into subtypes of the disease based on various factors, including age at disease onset, the type of disease-causing antibodies, or the presence of abnormalities in the thymus gland.

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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.


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