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Myasthenic crisis patients who require intensive care unit management
Author(s) -
Sakaguchi Hideya,
Yamashita Satoshi,
Hirano Teruyuki,
Nakajima Makoto,
Kimura En,
Maeda Yasushi,
Uchino Makoto
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.23445
Subject(s) - intensive care unit , medicine , intensive care medicine
The purpose of this report was to investigate predictive factors that necessitate intensive care in myasthenic crisis (MC). We retrospectively reviewed MC patients at our institution and compared ICU and ward management groups. Higher MG‐ADL scale scores, non‐ocular initial symptoms, infection‐triggered findings, and higher MGFA classification were observed more frequently in the ICU group. In patients with these prognostic factors, better outcomes may be obtained with early institution of intensive care. Muscle Nerve 46: 440–442, 2012