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Myasthenia Gravis Versus Cholinergic Crisis
Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder. Neuromuscular disorders involve the muscles and the nerves that control them.
Alternative Names
Neuromusclar disorder - myasthenia gravis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Myasthenia gravis causes weakness of the voluntary (skeletal) muscles. These are the muscles that create movement and are normally under your conscious control. The involuntary muscles, on the other hand, are not under conscious control (such as the muscles of your heart...
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Myasthenia gravis: resources
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Tensilon test
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The Tensilon test is a method to help diagnose myasthenia gravis.How the test is performedA drug called Tensilon (also called edrophonium) or a dummy... Read more »
Acetylcholine receptor antibody
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Acetylcholine receptor antibody is a protein found in the blood of most people with myasthenia gravis. The antibody attacks receptors for a chemical... Read more »
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Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
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