| Name | Myasthenia Gravis |
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| Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis |
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease, which results in a breakdown in communication between nerve and muscle. This results in a loss of effectiveness of the muscle. The progression and severity of the disease vary widely. Some patients only ever develop eye muscle weakness - this is called ocular myasthenia. Others also have more widespread weakness - generalised myasthenia. |
| Types | Ocular Myasthenia Gravis - confined to eye muscles
Generalised Myasthenia Gravis |
| Useful national contacts | Myaware [formerly Myasthenia Gravis Association] Web:  www.myaware.orgFree helpline: 0800 919 922 Find your local support group: www.myaware.org/find-your-nearest-support-group |
| Children & young people | Jimmy's Story (Myaware) www.myaware.org/blog/jimmys-story |
| Online resources | Myasthenia gravis (NHS Choices) https://tinyurl.com/ybsujxfk Myasthenia gravis (Muscular Dystrophy U.K.) Ocular myasthenia (Eyecare Trust) |
| Our resources | 
The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on Myasthenia Gravis and on a wide range of disability-related issues. This includes the book The Mysterious Illness - Myasthenia Gravis: My long journey to diagnosis & the daily struggles since an almost fatal surgery, by Hazel Smart.
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