Myasthenia Gravis Support Group
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability. The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and...
I am diagnosed with Myasthenia-Gravis and Parkinsons Disease both.
I am wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with both of these together.
I am wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with both of these together.
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If you type "parkinsons" in the Search bar under the Myasthenia Gravis banner, a few old posts will come up that you can read through.
It doesn't seem too many of us with MG also have PD.
Good Luck and Take Care of yourself. Chris.
Try to find a neurologist who treats both conditions and has experience in each of them, even though he or she may not have others with both. MG is very rare, so I would start with finding someone experienced in that and then see if they also treat PD.
My Dad had PD and lived to 89 and did quite well until the last year when many conditions caught up with him. I have MG, but currently am in remission.
Good Luck Russ