This article provides a thorough overview of the pathophysiology and current treatment options for myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune and antibody-mediated neuromuscular disease.

A retrospective analysis of patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR-Ab)-positive generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) who underwent thymectomy found that a majority of them had good long ...

The American Oncology Institute (AOI) in Guntur has successfully treated a rare and complex case of Myasthenia Gravis associated with Thymoma in a 61-year-old patient, Vattivela Adinarayana. The ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) results from autoimmune antibodies against the post-synaptic neuromuscular junction with three major ...

Patients who are more likely to experience exacerbations based on myasthenia gravis features include those with greater baseline impairment, thymoma, or anti-muscle specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK ...

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic condition that causes your muscles to weaken quickly. Get the facts on the disease and how treatment with medications or surgery may help.

Across 5 research centers, investigators evaluated the impact of eculizumab on thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, a severe disease subtype.

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue.

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Treatments for myasthenia gravis include medications to help control and prevent ...

About 15% of all myasthenia gravis patients are found to have a thymoma, a tumor of the thymus. Although most thymomas are benign (not cancerous), the thymus is usually removed (thymectomy) to ...

Thymectomy is a procedure for treating myasthenia gavis, a neuromuscular condition. Learn about the purpose of the surgery, benefits, risks, recovery, and more.

A new study has found that myasthenia gravis does not affect the long-term prognosis of patients with thymoma.