Epidemiology, diagnostics, and biomarkers of autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders

AR Punga, P Maddison, JM Heckmann… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders are rare. However, myasthenia gravis is
being increasingly recognised in people older than 50 years. In the past 5–10 years …

Prevalence of depression and anxiety among myasthenia gravis (MG) patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Nadali, N Ghavampour, F Beiranvand… - Brain and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Myasthenia gravis (MG) people experience adverse psychiatric outcomes, which
may impact on their life and disturb their daily activity. Depression and anxiety are identified …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality rates and causes of death in Swedish Myasthenia Gravis patients

E Westerberg, AR Punga - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease with several comorbidities, however
information on MG mortality remains sparse. We conducted a nationwide register-based …

Patients with myasthenia gravis with acute onset of dyspnea: predictors of progression to myasthenic crisis and prognosis

Y Huang, Y Tan, J Shi, K Li, J Yan, Y Guan - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Life-threatening myasthenic crisis (MC) occurs in 10–20% of the patients with
myasthenia gravis (MG). It is important to identify the predictors of progression to MC and …

POLAR: prediction of prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients with myasthenic crisis

D Heider, H Stetefeld, A Meisel, J Bösel, M Artho… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a B-cell-mediated autoimmune disease and the most frequent
disorder of the neuromuscular junction. Characteristic symptoms are muscle weakness …

Myasthenic crisis–comorbidities, complications, long-term outcomes: the challenges

JMK Murthy - Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
C5 that intercepts the formation of membranolytic attack complex that is fixed at the end-
plate by anti-AChR antibodies. Eculizumab is the first drug to be approved for refractory MG …

[PDF][PDF] Comorbidities of myasthenic crisis patients according to age and gender in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia in 2017-2019

AMR Alfaidin, VP Kalanjati, M Basuki - Maj. Biomorfologi, 2022 - e-journal.unair.ac.id
Background: There are limited studies on the comorbidities of myasthenic crisis (MC)
associated with age and gender, specifically from Indonesia. These data might be valuable …

“De Novo” Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Unmasking Neuromuscular Disorders: Experiences From a Tertiary Care Center and Review of Literature

AV Nair, M Kandagaddala, A Sivadasan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Neuromuscular disorders could have respiratory involvement early or late into
illness. Rarely, patients may present with a hypercapnic respiratory failure (with minimal …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac disorders worsen the final outcome in myasthenic crisis undergoing non-invasive mechanical ventilation: a retrospective 20-year study from a single …

E Iori, A Ariatti, M Mazzoli, E Bastia, M Gozzi… - Acta …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The study was performed to evaluate the impact of cardiological disorders on the outcome of
myasthenic crisis (MC) requiring ventilation. The study includes 90 cases admitted to the …