Overview

• Monica Seles publicly revealed this week that she has been living with myasthenia gravis since a 2022 diagnosis after experiencing fluctuating symptoms for roughly three years.
• She first noticed double vision, muscle weakness and fatigue around 2019, prompting further evaluation when routine tasks like hairstyling became difficult.
• Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis typically involves neurological exams, blood tests for specific autoantibodies and sometimes electrophysiologic studies to detect impaired neuromuscular transmission.
• Although there is no cure, treatment options range from immunosuppressive medications and intravenous immunoglobulin to newer complement inhibitors or thymectomy, with rare cases risking respiratory failure in a myasthenic crisis.
• As Argenx’s Go for Greater spokesperson, Seles plans U.S. Open appearances to bolster patient advocacy and broaden public awareness of life with the condition.