Intravenous immunoglobulin to prevent myasthenic crisis after thymectomy and other procedures can be omitted in patients with well-controlled myasthenia gravis
Background: Myasthenic crisis (MC) is a potentially life-threatening complication of myasthenia gravis. Its precipitating factors include surgical procedures, particularly thymectomy. The role of preoperative intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in preventing MC in patients scheduled for thymectomy and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-07-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756286419864497 |