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Myasthenia Gravis
About Myasthenia Gravis
Antibodies block nerve to muscle signalling, so strength fades with use. Eyelids droop as the day goes on. In 1934 Mary Walker noticed it resembled curare poisoning and treated it accordingly. Removing the thymus helps many patients.
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