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Neuron

Neuron

Muscle

Neuromuscular junction

Muscle

Impairment of the neuromuscular
junction (Myasthenia Gravis)

Muscle Weakness: Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia gravis is a disease that causes weakness in the muscles.
It mainly affects the voluntary muscles, which consequently affects eyes,
face, and swallowing. 90 Similar to MS, it is also an autoimmune disease.
It occurs when body mistakenly attacks the muscles’ movement recep-
tors. Messages are transferred to the muscles through acetylcholine
chemicals. And this disease harms the receptors that detect acetyl-
choline. Due to impaired receptors, the muscles become unable to re-
ceive movement messages. 91
While the disease does not have any known cure, medicines that
suppress the immune system and enhance the neural transmission are
administered to alleviate the symptoms.
Due to impaired muscle receptors, even though the muscles, the
nervous system, all the systems that allow the brain and the body to
move remain functional, the bodily movements become restricted. This
disease inarguably proves that all the systems must function completely
and perfectly for the human body to be able to move flawlessly.