In most cases, the first step in altering the course of myasthenia gravis is surgical removal of the thymus gland (thymectomy). The thymus gland is located behind the sternum (breastbone) and is ...

Recently approved treatments for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), including complement and neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) ...

There was no manifest evidence of lupus erythematosus or disease of the liver, kidneys or colon with the original myasthenia gravis; after thymectomy and subsequent remission of the myasthenia ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) should be subgrouped into early ... until all major symptoms are in a stable remission. Early thymectomy is recommended for early-onset, generalized MG with thymic ...

We have some surgeries. The surgery that is used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis is a thymectomy or removal of the thymus gland. The thymus gland is a gland that's involved in our autoimmune ...

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular ... In some cases, abnormalities in a small organ called the thymus gland "also appear to play a role in triggering or exacerbating ...

Sugammadex (Bridion; Merck) is a small-molecule oligosaccharide, also known as a modified gamma cyclodextin, that was ...

Thymectomy also is an option ... was supported by the CHAMPION trial which showed a greater decline in Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living Scale (MG-ADL) scores over 26 weeks compared ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) should be classified according to antibody status (acetylcholine, MuSK, LRP4, titin), thymus (hyperplasia, neoplasia, atrophy), age at debut (< or >50 years), symptom ...

Results of a recent database analysis reveal that patients with juvenile myasthenia gravis—particularly prepubescent girls—might benefit from early thymectomy to cut production of autoreactive ...

But with people suffering from myasthenia gravis, the thymus is usually large. Though it is not clear how a large thymus gives rise to the condition, experts believe that an abnormal thymus can ...