Lindsey Shapiro is a science writer for Myasthenia Gravis News with a PhD in neuroscience. She covers the latest news and information on a variety of myasthenia gravis topics.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Vyvgart is an approved infusion treatment for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis who are AChR-antibody positive.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Rystiggo is a myasthenia gravis treatment for adults with generalized MG. It's administered as an injection.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Getting a correct myasthenia gravis diagnosis may require a series of blood, nerve, muscle, and imaging tests.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Joana Carvalho is a managing science editor for BioNews with a PhD in biomedical sciences. She edits and fact-checks articles on a variety of rare and chronic disease topics.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Soliris (eculizumab) is an infusion therapy approved for treating adults with generalized myasthenia gravis.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a compound that consists of immune globulins (immune proteins) that are usually administered into the bloodstream, to treat patients with severe or worsening myasthenia gravis.| Myasthenia Gravis News
There are three main forms of myasthenia gravis, and while they differ, they all result in symptoms of muscle weakness and fatigue.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Muscle weakness and fatigue are hallmark symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune disorder. MG symptoms may come and go.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Myasthenia gravis occurs when self-reactive antibodies mistakenly attack the body's immune system, causing muscle weakness and fatigue.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Thymectomy removes the thymus gland, aiming to cause remission from myasthenia gravis symptoms and a decrease in the need for medications.| Myasthenia Gravis News
There is no cure for myasthenia gravis, but different treatment approaches, such as medication and surgery, are available.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Plasmapheresis is a treatment for myasthenia gravis, commonly used during a myasthenic crisis and in preparation for thymectomy.| Myasthenia Gravis News
Mestinon (pyridostigmine bromide) is an oral therapy approved for the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG).| Myasthenia Gravis News
Generalized myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular condition that causes muscle weakness in different parts of the body.| Myasthenia Gravis News
