Rapid Response of Myasthenic Ocular Signs to IvIg Treatment

KURNE A., ARSAVA E. M., DALKARA T.

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.5, ss.249-252, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01658100802331653
  • Dergi Adı: NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.249-252
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ocular symptoms of patients with myasthenia gravis respond to anticholinesterases favorably but usually incompletely. Here, we report 7 myasthenic patients whose ocular signs rapidly responded to intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIg) therapy. We propose that the IvIg should be considered in myasthenic patients whose ocular findings do not respond to conventional therapies. Future studies may disclose whether all patients with ocular involvement or only a subset of patients considerably respond to the IvIg.