Friday, August 22, 2008

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

It is an autoimmune disorder due to destruction of acetylecholine receptors by antiacetyle choline antibodies in the neuromuscular junction.So the conduction of impulses impaired and muscle weakness results
Cause - genetic HLA related-autoimmune .Myasthenia gravis also results as a paraneoplastic phenomenon.In bronchogeneic carcinoma the immunological factors produced by the tumour destroys acetlye choline in synapse.
Myasthenia gravis is seen in infants also,the degree of manifestation of this disease vary from mild to severe form.
Symptoms
Weakness of muscles of eyes,limbs ,respiratory etc. ocular muscle weakness is most prominent.leads to ptosis,ophthalmoplegia[paralysis of eye muscles]
weakness &fatigue of muscles on exercise and relief from rest for a short time.
Diagnosis is clinical.presence of acetyl choline antibodies in serum confirms
emg studies show altered patterns

Homoeopathic medicines for weakness of eye muscles-onosmodium,ruta,physostigma

No comments:

Post a Comment

ROLE OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES IN ALTERING RT3 DOMINANCE

Research methodology  a new perspective -note2 Efficacy of  homeopathic medicines in altering AntiTPO ab Titre-research study ...