Author/Authors :
El-Dawlatly, Abdelazeem King Saud University, Saudi Arabia , Turkistani, Ahmed King Saud University, Saudi Arabia , Alkattan, Khalid King Saud University, Saudi Arabia , Hajjar, Waseem King Saud University, Saudi Arabia , Delvi, Mohamed Bilal King Saud University, Saudi Arabia , Alshaer, Ahmed King Fahad Cardiac Center, Saudi Arabia , Alotaibi, Wadha King Saud University, Saudi Arabia , Damas, Fatma King Khalid University Hospital, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) in an autoimmune disease associated with acetylcholine receptor deficiency at the motor endplate. This deficiency is thought to be due to circulating acetylcholine antibodies that result in the deposition of immune complexes (IgG and complement) on the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction. Osserman and Genkins, both physicians at Mount Sinai Hospital, published a clinical classification of MG that is still widely used.
