EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Aim. To assess the main epidemiological indicators of myasthenia gravis in various countries of the world, as well as in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Materials and methods. Materials of publications on the study of epidemiological and population characteristics of myasthenia gravis of native and foreign authors are studied.

Results. The indicator of the prevalence of myasthenia in the world varies from 0.5 to 20.0 per 100,000. The average primary morbidity of myasthenia gravis in the world is 0.53 per 100,000 population. The indicator varies from 0.17 to 2.13 per 100 thousand of the population.

Conclusion. A fairly large range of epidemiological characteristics of myasthenia gravis in the world is revealed. The high prevalence of this pathology in the territory of the Russian Federation is established, which causes further interest in this type of research.