A man in his mid-60s with a history of diabetes, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and lung cancer is transported from home to the emergency department (ED) after he experienced 3 ...
It's fitting that BEFAST is the acronym for recognizing and responding to the signs of a stroke: Balance, eyes/vision loss, facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, and time to call 9-1-1.
A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) after experiencing vomiting, sweating, and generalized weakness for the past 12 hours. He notes that he suddenly started having generalized ...
Autoimmune generalized myasthenia gravis is a disease that manifests with fluctuating muscle weakness. Inebilizumab is a monoclonal antibody that depletes CD19+ B cells, which are central to disease ...
Daily Dose: Sudden Weakness In this edition of Daily Dose, a viewer asks Dr. Lacy Anderson what could be causing their sudden generalized weakness.
This autoimmune disorder affects how well your nerves and muscles communicate, leading to a variety of symptoms. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune condition that affects signaling between ...