title: [Clinical characteristics of myasthenia gravis in children and the role of plasmapheresis in its complex treatment].
abstract: The authors describe the course of myasthenia in children whose mean age of the disease onset is 10.1 years (7.9 years in boys and 11.2 years in girls). All the children had generalized myasthenia. The use of plasmapheresis produced a beneficial effect in all the cases, especially in children with grave myasthenia.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Agafonov
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Tsuman
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Shagal
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sidorova
authors.forename: S Iu
authors.initials: SIu
authors.lastname: Fialkovskiĭ
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Nalivkin
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Elmanova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Klinicheskie osobennosti miastenii u deteĭ i rol' plazmafereza v kompleksnoĭ terapii.