Clinical manifestations of myasthenia gravis - UpToDate
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Clinical manifestations of myasthenia gravis INTRODUCTION Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by fluctuating weakness involving ocular, bulbar, limb, and/or respiratory muscles. The weakness is due to an antibody-mediated immunologic attack directed at proteins in the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction (acetylcholine receptors or receptor-associated proteins). MG is the most common disorder of neuromuscular transmission. The clinical manifestations of MG will be reviewed here. Other aspects of this disorder are discussed…
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