Essay On Myasthenia Gravis

20 people out of every 100,000 people worldwide have Myasthenia Gravis (Myasthenia Gravis, 2012). Myasthenia Gravis is a disorder that causes skeletal muscle weakness. People experience the worst weakness during periods of activity and the weakness improves under periods of rest. The most common weakness is located in the muscles around the eyes. This causes blurred or double vision in the eyes. It also effects the muscles used in facial expression and chewing. These conditions can cause difficultly chewing, swallowing, and speaking. In worse conditions, the muscles used for breathing and neck and limb movements experience weakness (NINDS Myasthenia Gravis Information Page, 2015). Although Myasthenia Gravis can cause numerous muscular problems there is also lots of research being done on possible treatments.
Myasthenia Gravis, a chronic autoimmune disease, occurs due to a defect in the neuromuscular junction at the synapse between the motor neuron and a skeletal muscle cell. The first step at the …show more content…
I am a little concerned about some of the treatments. I believe that there should be more treatments available. I feel that there should be more medications available without all the side effects. Also I feel that there should be more research done regarding diagnosing Myasthenia Gravis. I feel that there should be an easier way to diagnose people with Myasthenia Gravis. I believe with the research being done on future vaccinations will result in a vaccination that could help treat patients already with Myasthenia Gravis. I feel that once this vaccination is discovered and works doctors and scientists will be able to come up with a vaccination so others will not develop Myasthenia Gravis. One thing I believe should be researched is the relationship between people with Myasthenia Gravis. I think once that is figured out it would be easier to vaccinate others who are more susceptible to the