title: Response to plasmapheresis in myasthenia gravis patients: 22 cases report.
abstract: Plasmapheresis means elimination of plasma and replacement of it with other liquids. Effect of this treatment is confirmed in more than 50 diseases like myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and TTP. This cross sectional study was done on 25 myasthenia gravis patients referred to Shahid Sadoughi hospital, Yazd, Iran 2004-2007. We report 22 myasthenia gravis patients' response to plasmapheresis.
authors: Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Yazdi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Baghianimoghadam
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Nazmiyeh
authors: A D
authors: AD
authors: Ahmadabadi
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Adabi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000628:therapy*; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D016896:Treatment Outcome