Description

Myasthenia gravis characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of each muscle out of control.The cause of myasthenia gravis is damage to the normal communication between nerve and muscle. Myasthenia gravis can affect people of all ages, but often occurs in women younger than 40 and in men more than 60 years. Muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis worsening due to the affected muscle is used repeatedly.

On condition of normal people, normal muscle fatigue merupajan things that can be cured with rest. However, muscle weakness in these patients without control.

Symptom

Myasthenia gravis may affect any particular muscle or muscle group more often affected.

Treatment

There is no cure for myasthenia gravis, but treatments can help relieve the signs and symptoms – such as arm or leg muscle weakness, double vision, sagging eyelids, and difficulty with speech, chewing, swallowing and breathing. Drugs such as pyridostigmine (Mestinon) improve communication between nerve and muscle. This medicine does not cure the main problems, but they do muscle contraction and increase muscle strength.

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