Drs Nicholas Silvestri and Michael Hehir discuss best practices for primary care physicians who see patients with myasthenia gravis.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990463). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

New and Emerging Treatments for Myasthenia Gravis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10407383/

Meningococcal Vaccination: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2020 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7527029/

Myasthenia Gravis With Elderly Onset at Advanced Age https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6991148/

Myasthenia Gravis, Respiratory Function, and Respiratory Tract Disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132430/

Myasthenic Crisis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37114503/

Telemedicine Visits in Myasthenia Gravis: Expert Guidance and the Myasthenia Gravis Core Exam (MG-CE) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9057373/

MGFA Partners in MG Care Program https://myasthenia.org/Professionals/MGFA-Partners-in-MG-Care

MGFA List of Cautionary Drugs https://myasthenia.org/Portals/0/Cautionary%20Drugs.pdf

Drs Nicholas Silvestri and Kelly Gwathmey discuss how exercise and other modifiable lifestyle factors can influence how patients experience the burden of myasthenia gravis.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990462). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Evidence-based Practice in Rehabilitation of Myasthenia Gravis. A Systematic Review of the Literature https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7739309/

Drugs That Induce or Cause Deterioration of Myasthenia Gravis: An Update https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8038781/

The Humanistic Burden of Myasthenia Gravis: A Systematic Literature Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486970/

Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials of Patients With Myasthenia Gravis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7793650/

Drs Nicholas Silvestri and Gil Wolfe get right to the point about when and why thymectomy may be considered as an evidence-based option for treatment of myasthenia gravis.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990461). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

Long-term Effect of Thymectomy Plus Prednisone Versus Prednisone Alone in Patients With Non-thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis: 2-year Extension of the MGTX Randomised Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30692052/

Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27509100/

The Short and Long-term Effects of Open vs Minimally Invasive Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36539629/

Prognostic Factors for Conversion to Generalization in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34106649/

Development of a Model Care Pathway for Myasthenia Gravis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34770107/

Drugs That Induce or Cause Deterioration of Myasthenia Gravis: An Update https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33917535/