A 37-year-old member asked:
can myasthenia gravis cause myopathy?
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Dr. Alan Ali answered
32 years experience Psychiatry
Myasthenia: It is a Neuromuscular disease characterized by muscle weakness & fatigue, mostly from circulating antibodies that block Acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions. Treatment is with Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors or Immuno suppressants.
Answered on Apr 15, 2015
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