Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially attacking ...

Myasthenia gravis can be a confusing condition, with symptoms that can come and go without much warning. You may wake up and feel fine. A few hours later, you could be so weak it’s hard to walk, see ...

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 ...

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic and often debilitating autoimmune disease characterized by muscle weakness. A key underlying mechanism is the production of autoantibodies by plasma cells — but current ...

The nine-time major tennis champion is raising awareness about the neuromuscular disease ahead of this month's U.S. Open Mireya Acierto/Getty Tennis Hall of Famer Monica Seles is opening up about her ...

When tennis legend Monica Seles was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (MG), she didn’t know what it was. “My mouth was open and I was like, ‘one more time‘ because I have never heard those two words in ...

WASHINGTON — Monica Seles first noticed the symptoms of myasthenia gravis — a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she discussed during a recent interview with The Associated Press — while she was ...

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Tennis great Monica Seles has revealed she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis — a chronic neuromuscular autoimmune disease, also known as MG — three years ago. Ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open, which ...