0
Thymectomy or thymus removal is recommended for most with this disease. Greatest benefit occurs 2 to 5 years afterwards. The best response are in young people early in the onset.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When is thymectomy contraindicated for treatment of myasthenia gravis?
Persons with disease onset after the age of 60 and those with thymomas (tumor on the thymus) do not respond well to thymectomy.
What medical use acetylcholinesterase inhibitiors have?
Are used medicinally:To treat myasthenia gravis. In myasthenia gravis, they are used to increase neuromuscular transmission.To treat GlaucomaTo treat Alzheimer's diseaseTo treat Lewy Body DementiaAs an antidote to anticholinergic poisoning
How long does improvement last for treatment of myasthenia gravis from plasma exchange?
Improvement lasts for weeks or months and then the effect is lost unless the exchange is followed by thymectomy or immunosuppressive therapy.
What is treatment for myasthenia gravis?
MG treatments are practical rather than curative and include cholinesterase inhibitors, thymectomy, corticosteroids, immunosuppressant drugs, plasma exchange, intravenous immune globulin.
Can someone 14 years old get myasthenia gravis?
Yes. I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis at age 15.
What is transient neonatal myasthenia gravis?
Transient neonatal myasthenia gravis occurs in infants born from mothers who have MG.
Is Doryx contraindicated in Myasthenia gravis?
Doxycycline is not contraindicated in myathenia gravis.
Did tony randall have myasthenia gravis?
No.
Does myasthenia gravis require Ventilatory assistance devices?
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of myasthenia gravis
When the immune system produces antibodies which destroy acetylcholine receptors this disease is called?
Myasthenia gravis.
How cholinergic drugs useful in myasthenia gravis?
Neostigmine is preferred for treatment of myasthenia gravis. Pyridostigmine is longer acting than neostigmine.
Can Botox mimic myasthenia gravis?
yes
