Intravenous immunoglobulin to prevent myasthenic crisis after thymectomy and other procedures can be omitted in patients with well-controlled myasthenia gravis

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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Main Authors: Josep Gamez, María Salvadó, Francesc Carmona, Miriam de Nadal, Laura Romero, Daniel Ruiz, Alberto Jáuregui, Olga Martínez, Javier Pérez, Pilar Suñé, María Deu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756286419864497

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