Sentences with phrase «treating myasthenia»

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All of the patients who were treated had persistent severe or life - threatening symptoms related to myasthenia gravis (MG), although they had used intensive immunosuppressive therapies.

Plasmapheresis can be used to treat a variety of disorders including: myasthenia gravis, Guillan - Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Lamber - Eaton myasthenic syndrome, sickle cell disease, certain forms of neuropathies, Wilson's disease, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Alexion Pharma (ALXN) won agreement from FDA on Monday to expand the use of its top - selling, ultra-orphan medicine Soliris to treat patients with myasthenia gravis, a rare neuromuscular disease.

Prednisone is used to treat many different types of inflammatory diseases, including asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, glomerulonephritis and myasthenia gravis.

The key to successfully treating your dog's myasthenia gravis is to effectively communicate with your vet and stay diligent in your dog's daily care.

It is primarily used to treat a disease called myasthenia gravis that occurs in both dogs and humans.

Plasmapheresis has long proven effective in treating humans who suffer from myasthenia gravis, but it is also used to treat a variety of immune - mediated diseases in people, including multiple sclerosis.

Along with myasthenia gravis, other canine diseases that can be treated with plasmapheresis include lupus and immune - mediated hemolytic anemia, which causes the premature destruction of oxygen - carrying red blood cells.

«The most satisfying aspect of using TPE to treat a disease like myasthenia gravis is the response you see in dogs within 12 to 24 hours,» said Suter.

In addition, many other medications interfere with the actions of the anticholinesterase drugs, so careful thought must be given to the choice of medications to treat other problems in dogs affected with myasthenia gravis.

The goals of treating a dog that has myasthenia gravis are to improve the transmission of acetylcholine between its nerve endings and muscle fiber receptors, improve its comfort and muscle stability and eliminate or at least reduce any acquired immune - related causes of its condition.