myasthenia gravis Archives

Immune/Inflammatory Neurology

There is No Crisis: Myasthenia Gravis

It’s Sunday at 7 pm. You walk into your ED and there are three patients sitting there looking at you anxiously, with that sick but not quite crashing look on their faces. The first patient is a 15-year-old female. Her vitals are borderline abnormal and she’s staring at you with Read more…

By Julian, 5 yearsSeptember 1, 2019 ago

Morning Report

Morning Report: 10/9/2012

MR is back from a small hiatus (vacation!). Here’s Dr. McMillan with today’s edition: Here’s the case: You have a 47 year-old male who presents with shortness of breath and leg weakness… Myasthenia Gravis and Myasthenic Crisis Myasthenia gravis (Gr mya- muscle; asthenia- paralysis; gravis- grave or serious): Read more…

By Jay Khadpe MD, 12 years ago