Epidemiology, diagnostics, and biomarkers of autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders

AR Punga, P Maddison, JM Heckmann… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders are rare. However, myasthenia gravis is
being increasingly recognised in people older than 50 years. In the past 5–10 years …

Burden of disease in myasthenia gravis: taking the patient's perspective

S Lehnerer, J Jacobi, R Schilling, U Grittner… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) leads to exertion-dependent muscle weakness, but
also psychological and social well-being are limited. We aim to describe the burden of …

[HTML][HTML] A review of psychiatric comorbidity in myasthenia gravis

C Law, CV Flaherty, S Bandyopadhyay - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study aimed to review studies focused on the affective comorbidities associated with
myasthenia gravis and to determine the extent to which neuromuscular treatment modalities …

Efgartigimod improved health-related quality of life in generalized myasthenia gravis: results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study …

F Saccà, C Barnett, T Vu, S Peric, GA Phillips… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
There are substantial disease and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) burdens for many
patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), especially for those whose disease symptoms are not …

Physician-and patient-reported perspectives on myasthenia gravis in Europe: a real-world survey

M Mahic, A Bozorg, J DeCourcy, K Golden… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, chronic, debilitating, unpredictable, and
potentially life-threatening neuromuscular disease. There is a lack of real-world data on …

Treatment patterns in myasthenia gravis: A United States health claims analysis

M Mahic, A Bozorg, J Rudnik, P Zaremba… - Muscle & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction/Aims Limited knowledge exists on treatment patterns in clinical practice
in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). In this study we examined MG treatment patterns in …

Abdeg technology for the treatment of myasthenia gravis: efgartigimod drug experience

JBR Dos Santos, RM Gomes… - Expert Review of Clinical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Myasthenia gravis is characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness that
improves with rest and worsens with effort or throughout the day. Areas Covered …

Long-term outcome in patients with myasthenia gravis: one decade longitudinal study

I Bozovic, J Ilic Zivojinovic, S Peric, M Kostic… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Even treated, myasthenia gravis (MG) continues to represent a significant
burden and might continuously affect patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of our …

Depression in myasthenia gravis: a heterogeneous and intriguing entity

YV Gavrilov, TM Alekseeva, OA Kreis, PO Valko… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Depressive symptoms in myasthenia gravis (MG) are common, may mimic other
disease features, and contribute to misdiagnosis and diagnostic delay. Nevertheless, the …

Physician-reported perspectives on myasthenia gravis in the United States: a real-world survey

M Mahic, AM Bozorg, JJ DeCourcy, KJ Golden… - Neurology and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, debilitating, chronic disorder caused by the
production of pathogenic immunoglobulin G autoantibodies against the neuromuscular …