Therapeutic Options Used for Myasthenia Gravis
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Comparative analysis of therapeutic options used for myasthenia gravis.
OBJECTIVE To compare clinical and economic outcomes following plasma exchange (PLEX) and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in U.S. patients with primary diagnoses of myasthenia gravis (MG). METHODS Our cohort was identified from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database for years 2000-2005 using codes from the International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition. Multivariate regression analy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-2-7