A comparison of the effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin and plasma exchange as preoperative therapy of myasthenia gravis

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 352-355

  Jensen, Paul ^a   Bril, Vera ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Myasthenia gravis; Plasma exchange; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NAUSEA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40949107808     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e3181660807     Document Type: Article

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