Complications, origin and diagnostics of myasthenia gravis in a modern interpretation

Abstract

Sometimes patients complain of muscle weakness, which reduces their quality of life. A person cannot work at a computer for a long time, because due to muscle weakness the upper eyelid droops, or he notices that his speech changes, becomes slow and nasal during a long conversation. Such symptoms require a full examination to exclude serious diseases, one of which is myasthenia gravis. This disease is manifested by objective pathological muscle weakness. Myasthenia gravis comes from the Greek. myasthenia - muscle + impotence, gravis - heavy, serious. In this article we will tell you what myasthenia gravis is, the symptoms of the disease and methods of treatment. This article is advisory in nature. Treatment is prescribed after consulting a specialist.