Extracorporeal Immunoglobulin Elimination for the Treatment of Severe Myasthenia Gravis

Table 1

Basic clinical data. Number of myasthenic crises experienced requiring artificial ventilation: + = 1-2, ++ = 2–5, +++ = more than 5. IA = immunotherapy, Mes: Mestinon, M: Medrol, P: Prednison, CC: CellCept, Pr: Prograf.

Patient no.	Classification (MGFA)	Age	Sex	Myasthen. crises	Therapy duration	Current condition	Current therapy
1	III b	35	F	++	13	Excellent, IA therapy stopped	Mes
2	IV b	33	F	+	13	Stabilization, IA therapy stopped	Mes
3	IV b	65	F	+++	96	Stabilization	Mes, M, CC, IVIG
4	IV b	28	F	+++	76	Stabilization	Mes, P, Pr
5	III b	53	F	+	79	Stabilization	Mes, P, CC, IVIG
6	IV b	60	F	++	62	Stabilization	Mes, P, CC