MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
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Topics……………………………………………………………………………page number
• Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………2
• Epidemiological information………………………………………………………………2
• The normal functioning of an organ and
Pathogenesis of the disease……………………………………………………………..2
• Symptoms………………………………………………………………………………….2
• Diagnosis…………………………………………………………………………………..3
• Treatment………………………………………………………………………………….3
• Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………...4
• References………………………………………………………………………………..4
Introduction
Myasthenia gravis is a disease that affects voluntary muscles of the body; it causes the weakening of the muscles. In this essay we will talk about how to treat myasthenia gravis, the symptoms and causes of myasthenia gravis. This essay will help to summarize what myasthenia gravis is and how can it be treated.
Figure 1: a normal person eyelid and a person with myasthenia gravis (ptosis)
Epidemiological information
Researches were done and this aimed to collect and combine all myasthenia gravis epidemiological. Studies include acetylcholine myasthenia gravis and muscle specific kinase myasthenia gravis. Studies also included information on incidence rate, prevalence rate and mortality rate. Researchers then investigated the influence of environmental and technical factors on any trends or variation observed. Researchers used multiple sources to calculate estimates for incidence rate, prevalence rate and mortality rate. Between 1950 and 2007, 55 studies were performed and it was concluded that researchers reported the results and the results shows the evidence of increasing frequency of myasthenia gravis with year of study.
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