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TRACKING SYMPTOMS

What’s Your Current MG-ADL Score?

What’s Your Current MG-ADL Score?

The Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) scale can help you better understand MG’s impact on your daily life by providing an assessment of the severity of your symptoms.1 Since symptoms may change over time, use this tool on a regular basis to track progress and discuss your scores with your healthcare team so they can help identify the right goals for you. If you’re a supporter or caregiver for someone with MG, please use this tool with your loved one in mind.

Your responses will also help us provide the most relevant MG updates, resources and information based on where you are in your MG journey. We promise to keep your answers confidential and will never share or sell your information.

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Do you have myasthenia gravis (MG)?
Setting personal goals may help you prioritize your needs during your MG journey. Which of these goals is most important to you?
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Which of the following best describes your ability to talk?
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Which of the following best describes your ability to chew?
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Which of the following best describes your ability to swallow?
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Which of the following best describes your ability to breathe?
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Which of the following best describes your ability to brush your teeth or comb your hair?
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How does MG affect your ability to get up from a chair?
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Do you have double vision, and if so, how often?
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Do you experience eyelid droop, and if so, how often?
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Your current MG-ADL score is:
 
You’ve taken an important step in your symptom-tracking efforts! Consider using this interactive MG-ADL tool regularly to monitor changes and share your scores with your healthcare team to find an MG management goal that works for you.

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  1. Wolfe GI, et al. Neurology. 1999;52(7):1487-1489.

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