Understanding Myasthenia Gravis -- The Basics
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic condition that causes muscles to tire and weaken easily. If a woman with myasthenia gravis gives birth, the baby may...
Read moreMyasthenia gravis is a chronic condition that causes muscles to tire and weaken easily. If a woman with myasthenia gravis gives birth, the baby may...
Read moreFainting, also called syncope (pronounced SIN-ko-pee), is a sudden, brief loss of consciousness and posture caused by decreased blood flow to the b...
Read moreEventually, people with ALS lose control of their diaphragm, the muscles in the chest that help you breathe. The loss of breathing causes many peop...
Read moreTTR-FAP is a disease that affects your nervous system. TTR-FAP can affect people of almost any age, from their 30s to 50s or even later. Because TT...
Read moreTourette's syndrome is a problem with the nervous system that causes people to make sudden movements or sounds, called tics, that they can't contro...
Read moreThoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is when you have pain, swelling, or other symptoms from compression in your thoracic outlet -- the opening between y...
Read moreSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) most often affects babies and children and makes it hard for them to use their muscles. Babies with this type of SMA ...
Read moreRestless legs syndrome (RLS) is a nervous system disorder that causes an overpowering urge to move your legs. Symptoms almost always go away in the...
Read moreNormal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a condition that happens when you have too much of a certain kind of fluid in parts of your brain. Normal pr...
Read moreNeuromyelitis optica, or NMO, is a disease that affects your eyes and spinal cord. Doctors aren't sure what causes NMO. It doesn't seem to run in f...
Read moreMultifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is a disease that affects your body's motor nerves. If you have MMN, you’ll most likely notice the first symptoms...
Read moreMad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a transmissible, slowly progressive, degenerative, and fatal disease affecting the c...
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