Myasthenia gravis (MG) has been treatable for nearly 100 years. In 1934, the Scottish doctor Mary Broadfoot Walker, MD, discovered that the drug physostigmine improved muscle function in people with ...

Nicholas J. Silvestri, MD, recounts how the 2025 American Academy of Neurology meeting was an exciting and energizing event, particularly in the realm of myasthenia gravis (MG), where numerous new ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) medications can improve symptoms and quality of life, even though MG is chronic and has no current cure. Pyridostigmine bromide (Mestinon), a cholinesterase inhibitor, is often ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Regular low to moderate intensity exercise is usually safe with myasthenia gravis. Exercise may not clearly reduce myasthenia gravis symptoms, but it can improve strength, balance, mobility, endurance ...

Patients with myasthenia gravis experience higher comorbidity rates and healthcare utilization compared to healthy controls, indicating a significant disease burden. Treatment patterns for myasthenia ...

A new study looked at mortality trends in the U.S. among more than 37,000 individuals with MG over a 23-year period. Age-adjusted mortality rates in MG increased significantly over the study period, ...

Doctors may recommend oral medications such as pyridostigmine and various intravenous (IV) drugs for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. Thymectomy surgery and plasma exchange may also help. The aim ...