multiplanar or global laxity in arthritic knee is rare , most of this patients have neuromuscular disorder (post poliomyelitis , spinal dystrophy) or history of knee trauma. ligament insufficiency and severe bone loss is significant in this patient. the estimated prevalence for the concurrence of charcot marie-tooth (cmt) with myasthenia gravis (mg) suggests an extremely rare event. we have pre...

Objective: Our study aims to explore the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and median sternotomy in the treatment of thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis (MG). Methods: The clinical data of 73 patients with thymoma-associated MG from January 2004 to January 2010 in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical curative effect, postoperative MG crisis and q...

  Multiplanar or global laxity in arthritic knee is rare , most of this patients have neuromuscular disorder (post poliomyelitis , spinal dystrophy) or history of knee trauma. Ligament insufficiency and severe bone loss is significant in this patient. The estimated prevalence for the concurrence of charcot marie-tooth (CMT) with myasthenia gravis (MG) suggests an extremely rare event. We have p...

INTRODUCTION Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by weakness and fluctuating pathological tiredness of cross-striped muscle with improvement after rest. GOAL To compare the outcomes of treatment in myasthenic crisis therapy and conventional therapy with high doses of human immunoglobulin. Epidemiological research, mainly retrospective, partly prospective, descriptive...

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder where antibodies against the nicotinic Ach receptor resulting in impaired transmission at the NM junction. A number of drugs have been reported to cause neuromuscular blockade and/or to increase weakness in myasthenia gravis. We report a case of myasthenia gravis in which the calcium channel blocker-nifedipine caused the worsening of the symptoms.

Myasthenic crisis is a life-threatening complication of myasthenia gravis (MG) that is traditionally defined as weakness of respiratory muscles that is severe enough to require intubation or artificial respiratory support (Jaretzki et al., 2000). Rapid and marked increase in limb and bulbar weakness without respiratory failure, however, should probably be also defined as crisis in a myasthenic ...

A 57-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis (MG), who had experienced a myasthenic crisis, complained of coughing while drinking. At first, this appeared to be a sequela of the myasthenic crisis. However, after further investigation, the problem was identified as a tracheoesophageal fistula, a complication of tracheostomy. Here, we describe this special case in the hope that we can improve diagn...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical benefits of perioperative administration of high-dose prednisolone (PSL) combined with extended thymectomy on the long-term outcomes of 116 consecutive patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS A retrospective review was conducted on 116 patients diagnosed with generalized MG who received alternate-day oral admini...

OBJECTIVE To develop formal consensus-based guidance for the management of myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS In October 2013, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America appointed a Task Force to develop treatment guidance for MG, and a panel of 15 international experts was convened. The RAND/UCLA appropriateness methodology was used to develop consensus guidance statements. Definitions were de...