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Determinants of quality of life in Brazilian patients with myasthenia gravis
ClinicsOBJECTIVES: The aims of the current study were 1) to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Brazilian version of the 15-item Myasthenia Gravis Quality of Life Scale and 2) to investigate the quality of life of Brazilian patients with myasthenia ...
Aline Mansueto Mourão +7 more
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Acetylcholine receptor antibody in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
, 1983 The acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody assay has a key role in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. In this article, the role of AchR antibody assay in the diagnosis of ocular and generalized myasthenia gravis is reviewed, and compared to standard ...
Nicholson, G. A. +2 more
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Project for Universal Management of Airways: guidelines for tracheal extubation
Anaesthesia, EarlyView.Summary Introduction Risk evaluation, strategy formulation and preparation are important to decreasing the incidence of adverse events associated with tracheal extubation. The focus of this guideline is tracheal extubation, but many of the principles outlined are relevant to all forms of discontinuation of airway management (tracheal extubation ...
Louise Ellard +14 more
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British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.Summary Patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) exhibit substantial heterogeneity in treatment responses. Approximately 30%–50% of patients maintain remission after discontinuation of thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO‐RA), suggesting immunomodulatory effects beyond enhanced thrombopoiesis.
Vivianne S. Nelson +5 more
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BMC MedicineBackground To identify the associations between thymic pathology and the prognosis of myasthenia gravis (MG) patients. Methods In this multicenter retrospective study, 1,254 myasthenia gravis (MG) patients who underwent thymectomy across four clinical ...
Moli Fan +11 more
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BMC Neurology, 2019 Background Myasthenia gravis associated takotsubo syndrome is a rare condition. This study aimed to explore its typical presentation, investigations and treatment through a systematic review of previously reported cases.
Devarajan Rathish, Minuri Karalliyadda
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Consistent improvement with eculizumab across muscle groups in myasthenia gravis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2020 Objective To assess whether eculizumab, a terminal complement inhibitor, improves patient‐ and physician‐reported outcomes (evaluated using the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative myasthenia gravis scale ...
Renato Mantegazza +4 more
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Alkalinised lidocaine as an anaesthetic before onabotulinumtoxinA injections. a randomised trial
BJU International, Volume 135, Issue 4, Page 638-647, April 2025.Objectives To evaluate the effect of intravesical alkalinised lidocaine as an anaesthetic treatment on procedural pain during intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA (BTX‐A) injections for overactive bladder. Patients and Methods This single‐centre, randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled two period crossover trial was conducted on women scheduled for ...
Meryam El Issaoui +2 more
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Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims An exploratory focus group study was conducted to better understand the needs of patients living with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).
Gabrielle Geonnotti +9 more
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Exploring the depths of IgG4: insights into autoimmunity and novel treatments
Frontiers in ImmunologyIgG4 subclass antibodies represent the rarest subclass of IgG antibodies, comprising only 3-5% of antibodies circulating in the bloodstream. These antibodies possess unique structural features, notably their ability to undergo a process known as fragment-
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