What is the mildest form of myasthenia gravis?

Written by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD | June 5, 2023

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What is the mildest form of myasthenia gravis?

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Patients with any type of myasthenia gravis may have more or less severe disease. For adults, ocular myasthenia gravis is typically less severe than generalized myasthenia gravis because muscle weakness is restricted to muscles controlling eye and eyelid movements.

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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.