Neuromuscular disease

Myasthenia Gravis, commonly abbreviated MG, literally means "grave muscle weakness". This autoimmune disease is characterized by antibodies being misdirected to block ,alter, or destroy acetylcholine (ACh) receptors at the motor end plate in the neuromuscular junction. ACh is the neurotransmitter used by motor neurons to stimulate skeletal muscle fibers to contract and as receptors for this neurotransmitter are increasingly attacked, it becomes more difficult for individuals to move their muscles

Abstract. This individual study was written to bring attention to a group of diseases known as Muscular Dystrophy (MD). In the past, there was little known about these diseases. The basic understanding was people with MD displayed muscle loss, and the disease was most commonly found in males. This group of diseases left scientists bewildered and wondering what MD exactly was. Different cases of MD displayed different characteristics. There were some forms where the face was affected, where the

Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare neuromuscular disease. It is when the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. It is a disorder where the myelin sheath of the nerves is lost. This prevents the nerves from sending signals to the muscles. This creates weakness in the muscles, normally starting in the extremities and in some cases spreading to be complete paralysis. Guillain-Barre can happen to anyone regardless of age, this includes children, and any sex. The causes are

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction which usually causes muscle weakness and other problems. Some of the people who have Myasthenia Gravis experience respiratory failures. It’s very crucial that these patients stay away from interventions that might worsen the disease process. In 2014 a 62 year old woman with a history of metastatic thymic carcinoma and myasthenia gravis came to the emergency room in Houston, Texas. For two days this lady had been experiencing

Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder meaning grave muscular weakness. Symptoms associated with myasthenia gravis include painless, fluctuating, and fatigable weakness involving specific muscle groups. Weakness is usually least in the morning and progresses as the day continues especially with prolonged muscle use. Double vision and drooping eyelids is usually the first symptom complaint from patients with MG. The patient may complain of difficulty with speech, chewing

muscles." Muscular Dystrophy has no cures, and this particular type of muscular dystrophy affects only males. One in 3,500 baby boys are born with this disorder and survival is rare beyond the early 30s, death is usually caused by a respiratory disease. (ygyh.org) Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is named after the French neurologist, Guillaume B. A. Duchenne, who lived from 1806 to 1875. In 1861 he became the first person to describe the disorder. In 1951 Elizabeth Shull Russell, an American

Myasthenia Gravis(MG) is an auto immune disorder characterized by sudden dysarthria, which affects muscles that help produce speech, causing difficultly to pronounce words. But other symptoms include, droopy eye lids, muscle weakness and difficulty swallowing. Because of the sudden dysarthria, many elderly people are being misdiagnosed for possible strokes. Due to the great extent of the misdiagnoses of MG, researchers did a study presenting four subjects that had been presented to the ER with history

The contractile unit of a muscle cell is the sarcomere. Sarcomeres are mostly comprised of actin and myosin which pull and slide upon each other. These contractile units are linked end to end, like a chain, throughout the length of any given muscle. Certain proteins link the ends of these chains to the cell membrane. When a normally healthy individual exercises, some of these fibers, both in the sarcomere and at the connections to the cell wall, will be broken down due to damage (Leyva, 2013). Associated

The most interesting medical condition that i've learnt is a disease called myasthenia gravis, which i happen to be suffering from. Myasthenia gravis is characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control. myasthenia Gravis is caused by a breakdown in the normal communication between nerves and muscles. Muscle weakness which is caused by myasthenia gravis worsens as the affected muscle is used repeatedly. Although myasthenia gravis can affect any muscles

determine whether her illness is myasthenia gravis or myotonic muscular dystrophy. Here’s how. We learned through research that myasthenia gravis and myotonic muscular dystrophy are two common forms of muscular disorders. Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disorder that usually occurs in the arms, head and chest (2). Its symptoms include limb weakness, drooping eyelids, impaired vision, difficulty chewing and swallowing, slurred speech, difficulty breathing and abnormality of the thymus gland (3)