Albert Stowell's family thought he was having a stroke. It was Easter dinner 2014, and they were all gathered around the table when he started slurring his words. A trip to the emergency room and a CT ...

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies bind to acetylcholine receptors or to functionally related molecules in the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction. The ...

Ocular myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition affecting the muscles surrounding and involving the eyes. Symptoms can include double vision, droopy eyelids, and more. Ocular myasthenia gravis ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have bulbar myasthenia gravis, which makes it difficult to eat. Can you tell me something about this disease and the odds of it spreading elsewhere in my body? - C.B. Myasthenia ...

It’s a lifelong autoimmune neuromuscular disease. It causes certain muscles to weaken easily after you use them. Muscle fatigue typically varies throughout the day (sometimes hour by hour) and gets ...