Myasthenia Gravis
A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by fatigable weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles with elevated titers of ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS or muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) autoantibodies. Clinical manifestations may include ocular muscle weakness (fluctuating, asymmetric, external ophthalmoplegia; diplopia; ptosis; and weakness of eye closure) and extraocular fatigable weakness of facial, bulbar, respiratory, and proximal limb muscles. The disease may remain limited to the ocular muscles (ocular myasthenia). THYMOMA is commonly associated with this condition.
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Tree Number(s): C04.588.614.550.500, C04.730.856.490, C10.114.656, C10.574.781.588, C10.668.758.725, C20.111.258.500
MeSH Unique ID: D009157
Entry Terms:
- Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized
- Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
- Myasthenia Gravis, Ocular
- Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
- Muscle-Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis
- Muscle Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis
- MuSK Myasthenia Gravis
- Myasthenia Gravis, MuSK
- Anti-MuSK Myasthenia Gravis
- Anti MuSK Myasthenia Gravis
- Myasthenia Gravis, Anti-MuSK
- MuSK MG
- Muscle-Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis
- Muscle Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis
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