Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder that prevents nerve impulses from reaching the muscles at the cellular level. The patient’s own immune system produces antibodies that attach to the skeletal muscle cells and block the neurotransmitters from sending the chemical messages to the nerve cells. In the beginning stages MG primarily affects the facial ...
The first time their three-year-old Akita plopped down on the sidewalk during the nightly family walk, Erin and Scott weren’t too concerned. They assumed the pooch had just had a bit too much excitement with the kids that afternoon. However, after the dog did the same thing four nights in a row, they took him ...
Cipro is a prescription medication belonging to the class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Cipro, also known as Ciprofloxacin, is effective in treating a large variety of infections. However, Cipro is associated with a great number of potential side effects and specific contraindications. Cipro is used in adults for a vast number of infections that are caused ...
I have a love/hate relationship with IVIG. I love that it has kept me out of the hospital, preserved my muscles that allow me to breathe, and those that I use to swallow. I hate that it takes six hours to infuse every two weeks and that it doesn’t always work consistently to manage my ...
My mother-in-law, Alma, has been living with the autoimmune disease known as myasthenia gravis for seven years now. It is a serious and incurable condition characterized primarily by muscle weakness and fatigue. I have known her for 17 years and she is one of the most positive and happy people I have ever met. Even ...