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  2. Ocular myasthenia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Myasthenia gravis is one of the rarest and most concerning ...

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    Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially ...

  4. Myasthenia gravis - Wikipedia

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    Myasthenia gravis affects 50 to 200 people per million. [3] [4] It is newly diagnosed in 3 to 30 people per million each year. [13] Diagnosis has become more common due to increased awareness. [13] Myasthenia gravis most commonly occurs in women under the age of 40 and in men over the age of 60. [1] [5] [14] It is uncommon in children. [1]

  5. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    Other causes of megaesophagus include myasthenia gravis, lead poisoning, and Addison's disease. [143] Gastric dilatation volvulus, commonly known as bloat, is a serious condition in which the stomach swells with air (gastric dilatation), sometimes twisting on itself (volvulus). Deep-chested breeds are at a higher risk of bloating.

  6. Weakness - Wikipedia

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    The causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular diseases, such as myasthenia gravis. Perceived muscle weakness occurs in ...

  7. Bienfang's test - Wikipedia

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    diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis Bienfang's test is a clinical test used in the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia gravis . It is used in conjunction with other examination techniques such as Cogan's lid twitch test [ 1 ] or enhancement of blepharoptosis from prolonged upward gaze.

  8. Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy - Wikipedia

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    Aspiration pneumonia (complication) Proximal limb weakness; Though the aforementioned signs/symptoms are the most common, there have been cases though rare, where the peripheral nervous system has had involvement with significant reduction of myelinated fibers [2]

  9. Simpson test - Wikipedia

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    Thus, this test can be used to clinically differentiate between ocular myasthenia gravis and normal individuals. Since myasthenia gravis affects all skeletal muscles, eyelid drooping is often bilateral. It is sometimes done in conjunction with tensilon test, where edrophonium is injected to look for reversibility of eyelid drooping. In ...