MG File
Myasthenia gravis is a life-threatening debilitating rare and complex neuromuscular auto-immune disease that interferes with the communication between the nerves and muscles, resulting in muscle weakness and fatigue. It is a little-understood rare genetic auto-immune disorder that shortens the lifespan of those diagnosed with the disease. Myasthenia gravis (meye-uhss-THEEN-ee-uh GRAV uhss) comes from Greek and Latin words meaning "grave muscle weakness."
It occurs when, for unknown reasons, the immune system mistakenly attacks muscles that receive nerve impulses, which signal the muscles to contract (neuromuscular junctions).
It is five times more rare in children than in adults which means 1 child in 500,000 will be diagnosed with MG (Karen Hill-Whitson, president of the MG Ontario chapter).
Individuals with Myasthenia Gravis also have rapid fatigue of their muscles. Symptoms of muscle weakness get worse with repetitive activities such as blinking or opening and closing a fist repeatedly. The muscle weakness can also make it difficult to hold the individual's head or arm up for more than a few minutes.
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Would you like to see which famous people have Myasthenia Gravis? Click the INFO icon to download the pdf file.
Myasthenia Gravis: A Manual for the Health Care Provider. Click on the INFO icon to download the pdf file. This file is courtesy of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.
