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Based on your symptoms, are you wondering whether you now have generalized MG instead of ocular MG?

Since you're experiencing jaw weakness and slurred speech (even if only during highly fatigued times), you would be considered to have generalized MG rather than ocular MG. Ocular MG only affects the eye muscles and eyelids Show Full Answer

Based on your symptoms, are you wondering whether you now have generalized MG instead of ocular MG?

Since you're experiencing jaw weakness and slurred speech (even if only during highly fatigued times), you would be considered to have generalized MG rather than ocular MG. Ocular MG only affects the eye muscles and eyelids, with no symptoms in other parts of the body.

When MG symptoms extend beyond the eyes to include difficulties with swallowing, eating, breathing, talking, or walking, it's classified as generalized MG. Jaw weakness and slurred speech are examples of bulbar weakness, which affects the nerves from the brainstem and is common in generalized MG.

Your experience follows a typical progression. About half of people who start with ocular symptoms develop generalized MG within two years. Muscle weakness in generalized MG tends to spread from the top of the body down, often affecting the face, jaw, and neck after initial eye symptoms.

The good news is that your neurologist is managing your condition with prednisone tapering, and your ocular symptoms seem to be in remission. Continue following your treatment plan and communicate any changes in symptoms to your neurologist, especially since you have your appointment coming up in February.

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