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
Clessification an freemit resoorces
SpecialtyNeurology
ICD-10G70.0
ICD-9-CM358.0, 358.01 (in crisis)
OMIM254200
DiseasesDB8460
MedlinePlus000712
eMedicineneuro/232
emerg/325 (emergency), med/3260 (pregnancy), oph/263 (eye)
Patient UKMyasthenia gravis
MeSHD009157