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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Family care of patients with myasthenia gravis Author: All Feng-Ying, Peng Yali, Gu Haiyan [Abstract] Myasthenia gravis is a common form of neurological autoimmune disease. Easily repeated its long course of disease, most patients with life-long medication. In order to myasthenia gravis patients after discharge from hospital to get good care at home. The author described in detail in patients with myasthenia gravis home care methods, including regular medication, family emergency, the patient’s self-care, so as to reduce disease recurrence and shorten the course of the disease, saving drug economy, and improving the amount of patient survival. [Keywords:] myasthenia gravis; families; Care Myasthenia gravis is a common disease of Neurology, one of which is a by acetylcholine receptor antibody (AchR-Ab)-mediated, and complement dependent cell-mediated immunity involved in the nerve - muscle transmission barriers to joint Department autoimmune disease. Clinical features of partial or full-body skeletal muscle fatigue, fluctuating muscle weakness, with heavier after the event, with a break and the morning light sunset to reduce weight and so on. Some patients, such as rapid-occurring severe bulbar and respiratory muscle weakness, which can not maintain a normal ventilation function is called myasthenia gravis crisis, is a major cause of death in this disease. The disease prevalence rate is about 50/10 million. Common in 20 to 40 years old, and more women than men. The disease is currently the main use of anti-cholinesterase drugs, corticosteroid treatment, supplemented by immunosuppressive agents, plasma exchange, high dose of immune globulin, thymectomy and other treatment [1]. As the disease is an autoimmune disease, longer duration, easy to recur. The majority of patients with life-long medication, due to protracted course of disease, medical expenses, most of the time expensive and makes the most of the patients required further treat