The following links are to sources of myasthenia gravis information which are often technical but provide some of the greatest insights into causes, diagnosis, treatments and prognosis.

This Page Last Updated on March 17, 2007

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  Wide-ranging information from emedtv  on many aspects of myasthenia gravis.

  Clinical Manifestations of myasthenia gravis are provided in this excellent summary of Epidemiology, Symptoms & Signs.

  Washington University - St. Louis provides outstanding and very detailed medical information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of neuromuscular diseases/problems.

  The Neuromuscular Junction - from Macalester College.
  Myasthenia Gravis, Familial incidence from On-Line Mandelian Inheritance in Man.
  Myasthenia Gravis, Familial Infantile [Myasthenia, Congenital included] from On-Line Mandelian Inheritance in Man
Computerized view of the thymus in relation to other organs in this Mediasternum anterior view from the Digital Anatomist Program - Interactive Atlases at Washington University.
Receptors and how they are blocked in myasthenia gravis. (From Knowledge Adventure, Copyright 1996).
Acetylcholine Receptor - from Macalester College.
DYSPHAGIA - Clinical Update; Editor: H. Juergen Nord, M.D.
Myasthenia Gravis, Familial incidence from On-Line Mandelian Inheritance in Man.
  Myasthenia Gravis, Familial Infantile [Myasthenia, Congenital included] from On-Line Mandelian Inheritance in Man

MuscleNet aims at informing the scientific community about issues pertaining to muscle biology and neuromuscular disorders.
Evidence for an antigen driven selection process in human autoantibodies against acethylcholine receptor from a French source.

Myasthenia gravis presenting as weakness after magnesium administration,  Bashuk RG, Krendel DA
Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Atlanta, Georgia.

Beneficial effects of corticosteroids on ocular myasthenia gravis, Kupersmith MJ, et. al., Department of Ophthalmology and Neurology, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA.

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics block neuromuscular transmission, Sieb JP, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany.

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