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| Title |
The myasthenic patient in crisis: an update of the management in Neurointensive Care Unit
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| Published in |
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1590/0004-282x20130108 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel Agustin Godoy, Leonardo Jardim Vaz de Mello, Luca Masotti, Mario Di Napoli |
| Abstract |
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder affecting neuromuscular transmission leading to generalized or localized muscle weakness due most frequently to the presence of autoantibodies against acetylcholine receptors in the postsynaptic motor end-plate. Myasthenic crisis (MC) is a complication of MG characterized by worsening muscle weakness, resulting in respiratory failure that requires intubation and mechanical ventilation. It also includes postsurgical patients, in whom exacerbation of muscle weakness from MG causes a delay in extubation. MC is a very important, serious, and reversible neurological emergency that affects 20-30% of the myasthenic patients, usually within the first year of illness and maybe the debut form of the disease. Most patients have a predisposing factor that triggers the crisis, generally an infection of the respiratory tract. Immunoglobulins, plasma exchange, and steroids are the cornerstones of immunotherapy. Today with the modern neurocritical care, mortality rate of MC is less than 5%. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 228 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 31 | 13% |
| Other | 24 | 10% |
| Researcher | 18 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 41 | 18% |
| Unknown | 67 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 107 | 46% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 7% |
| Unknown | 72 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 April 2023.
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#6
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