Long-term effect of intravenous immunoglobulin on anti-MuSK antibody-positive myasthenia gravis.

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A Shibata-Hamaguchi,M Samuraki,E Furui,K Iwasa,H Yoshikawa,S Hayashi,M Yamada,A Shibata-Hamaguchi,M Samuraki,E Furui,K Iwasa,H Yoshikawa,S Hayashi,M Yamada,

Anti-muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) antibody-positive myasthenia gravis (MG) patients show various responses to conventional immunosuppressive treatment and some patients are resistant to these therapies. We report a 50-year-old Japanese man with anti-MuSK antibody-positive MG, who showed no or poor response to various therapies, including plasmapheresis, corticosteroid, and tacrolimus. The patient was then treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and showed a good response that persisted over 20 months. The outcome of this case suggests that IVIG treatment may be an effective therapeutic option for anti-MuSK antibody-positive MG, with a potentially long-term effect.

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A Shibata-Hamaguchi,M Samuraki,E Furui,K Iwasa,H Yoshikawa,S Hayashi,M Yamada,A Shibata-Hamaguchi,M Samuraki,E Furui,K Iwasa,H Yoshikawa,S Hayashi,M Yamada,

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Journal: Acta neurologica Scandinavica

VOLUME: 116

Page Numbers: 406-8

Journal Abbreviation: Acta Neurol. Scand.

ISSN: 0001-6314

DAY: 7

MONTH: Dec

YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. ashibata@med.kanasawa-u.ac.jp

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