Response to plasmapheresis in myasthenia gravis patients: 22 cases report.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne
دوره 50 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012