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What (who) is myasthenia - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Myasthenic; Myasthenia (disambiguation)
myasthenia
[?m???s'?i:n??]
(also myasthenia gravis 'gr?:v?s, 'grav?s)
¦ noun a rare chronic autoimmune disease marked by muscular weakness without atrophy.
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk mus 'muscle' + asthenia.
Muscle weakness
LACK OF MUSCLE STRENGTH
Proximal weakness; Proximal muscle weakness; Distal weakness; Distal muscle weakness; Neural drive
Muscle weakness is a lack of muscle strength. Its causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness.
Ocular myasthenia
MEDICAL CONDITION
Ocular myasthenia gravis (MG) is a disease of the neuromuscular junction resulting in hallmark variability in muscle weakness and fatigability. MG is an autoimmune disease where anomalous antibodies are produced against the naturally occurring acetylcholine receptors in voluntary muscles.
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Myasthenia
Myasthenia is a medical term for muscle weakness. The term may also refer to:
Examples of use of myasthenia
1. Amitabh was diagnosed with a nerve–related disease, myasthenia gravis, in June 1'84.
2. The drugs‘ labels do warn about the potential for botulinum toxin to spread beyond the injection site and occasionally kill, but the warnings link that side effect to patients with certain neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis.
3. They struggle to shop on their own as Roland is confined to a wheelchair with the muscle wasting disease Myasthenia Gravis and Pauline has suffered from Parkinson‘s Disease for five years.
4. Scroll down for more ... The Hodgson‘s local Tesco Extra "They‘re persecuting the disabled for shopping too slowly; the very sort of people they know will take more time than the average shopper." Mr Hodgson has the muscle–wasting condition myasthenia gravis while his wife has Parkinson‘s Disease, so they went shopping with their daughter Georgina Johnston, 40, who drives them in her Renault Clio and pushes her father‘s wheelchair.