Complement inhibition in seropositive generalized myasthenia gravis as rescue therapy in impending and effective treatment in frequently recurring impending myasthenic crisis-a case series. [PDF]
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Summary of the best evidence for the prevention and management of myasthenic crisis after thymectomy. [PDF]
Chen P, Bao F, Pompeo E, Zhang X, Xu T.
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POLAR: prediction of prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with myasthenic crisis. [PDF]
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Rescue treatment with add-on efgartigimod in a patient with impending myasthenic crisis: a case report. [PDF]
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Identifying patients at risk for myasthenic crisis with hemogram and inflammation-related laboratory parameters - a pilot study. [PDF]
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Myasthenic crisis probably triggered by local lidocaine infiltration unveiling generalized myasthenia gravis without extraocular muscle involvement. [PDF]
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Myasthenic crisis is a serious occurrence, affecting up to 27% of patients with myasthenia gravis. In the approach to the patient with myasthenic crisis, (1) the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is confirmed; (2) respiratory failure is evaluated and treated in the intensive care unit, while potential precipitating factors are identified and managed; (3 ...
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Myasthenia gravis is the most common disorder of the neuromuscular junction. Myasthenia crisis, defined as respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation in myasthenia gravis, is a common life-threatening complication that occurs in approximately 15% to 20% of patients with myasthenia gravis.
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On the Concept of Myasthenic Crisis
Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, 2002This article reviews controversies surrounding the concept of myasthenic crisis. Literature review and our own experience demonstrate that there is disagreement about how a crisis should be defined, what the implications of a crisis are, whether crises are preventable, and how crisis incidence should be calculated.
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