TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ali AL-Mayahi
AU  - Isam Jaber Al-Zwaini
AB  - Myasthenia gravis is a rare potentially fatal chronic autoimmune disorder. Circulating autoantibodies directed against components of the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscles, most commonly nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and associated protein in the postsynaptic membrane, block neuromuscular transmission resulting in muscle weakness. This muscle weakness typically worsens with continued activity, improves on rest, and is of variable severity ranging from mild ocular muscle weakness to severe generalized muscle weakness, involving the respiratory muscle with impending respiratory failure. The worldwide prevalence of myasthenia gravis is 100-200 per million population, affecting more than 700,000 people all over the world. The prevalence rate has increased since the 1950s due to improved diagnostic precision and decreased mortality rate.
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.73959
ID  - OAPEN ID: 37926
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Neurology
KW  - Mental and Behavioural Disorders and Diseases of the Nervous System
KW  - Health Sciences
L1  - https://www.intechopen.com/books/selected-topics-in-myasthenia-gravis
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/59167
PB  - IntechOpen
PY  - 2019
SN  - 9781838808310
SN  - 9781838808303
SN  - 9781838808297
TI  - Selected Topics in Myasthenia Gravisnull
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