Comparative effects of plasma exchange and pyridostigmine on respiratory muscle strength and breathing pattern in patients with myasthenia gravis.

BACKGROUND--Pyridostigmine, an acetylcholinesterase antagonist, is useful in improving respiratory function in patients with myasthenia gravis. More recently, plasma exchange has been employed in myasthenia gravis because it acts presumably by removal of circulating antibodies against acetylcholine...

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Published in:	Thorax
Main Authors:	Goti, P., Spinelli, A., Marconi, G., Duranti, R., Gigliotti, F., Pizzi, A., Scano, G.
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 1995
Subjects:	Research Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC475022/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7491557/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1136/thx.50.10.1080
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