Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease that leads tae fluctuatin muscle weakness an fatigue. In the maist common cases, muscle weakness is caused bi circulatin antibouks that block nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.
Myasthenia gravis | |
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Clessification an freemit resoorces | |
Specialty | Neurology |
ICD-10 | G70.0 |
ICD-9-CM | 358.0, 358.01 (in crisis) |
OMIM | 254200 |
DiseasesDB | 8460 |
MedlinePlus | 000712 |
eMedicine | neuro/232 emerg/325 (emergency), med/3260 (pregnancy), oph/263 (eye) |
Patient UK | Myasthenia gravis |
MeSH | D009157 |