Myasthenia gravis at the crossroad of COVID-19: focus on immunological and respiratory interplay

G Galassi, A Marchioni - Acta Neurologica Belgica, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a disease caused by the novel
betacoronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global pandemic threat. COVID-19 caused by …

Myasthenia gravis and physical exercise: a novel paradigm

L O'Connor, E Westerberg, AR Punga - Frontiers in neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The benefits of physical exercise for healthy individuals are well-established, particularly in
relation to reducing the risks of chronic lifestyle related diseases. Furthermore, physical …

Effects of 8-week, interval-based inspiratory muscle training and breathing retraining in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis

GA de Freitas Fregonezi, VR Resqueti, R Güell… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objective To assess the effect of interval-based inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
combined with breathing retraining (BR) in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis …

Pulmonary function of patients with chronic neck pain: a spirometry study

Z Dimitriadis, E Kapreli, N Strimpakos, J Oldham - Respiratory care, 2014 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Chronic neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal pain
conditions experienced by many people during their lives. Although patients with neck pain …

Causes of death among patients with myasthenia gravis in Norway between 1951 and 2001

JF Owe, AK Daltveit, NE Gilhus - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery …, 2006 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective: This study investigated the causes of death among patients with myasthenia
gravis (MG), with emphasis on respiratory tract and cardiac disease. Methods: The …

Respiratory dysfunction in patients with chronic neck pain: What is the current evidence?

Z Dimitriadis, E Kapreli, N Strimpakos… - Journal of bodywork and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Respiratory function of patients with neck pain has not been given much consideration in
usual clinical practice. The problem has however been highlighted occasionally by renown …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of long-term respiratory muscle endurance training on respiratory and functional outcomes in patients with Myasthenia gravis

S Freitag, S Hallebach, I Baumann, P Kalischewski… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is characterized by reduced muscle endurance and
often leads to respiratory complications. Objective A long-term respiratory muscle endurance …

Reversal of neuromuscular blockade with sugammadex in patients with myasthenia gravis: a case series of 21 patients and review of the literature

HD de Boer, MO Shields… - European Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
A 60-year-old man, weight 115kg, height 175cm, American Society of Anesthesiologists'(
ASA) physical status 2 (arterial hypertension) was anaesthetised for laparoscopic resection …

The effect of respiratory muscle endurance training in patients with myasthenia gravis

B Rassler, G Hallebach, P Kalischewski… - Neuromuscular …, 2007 - Elsevier
We tested the effect of a home-based respiratory muscle endurance training in patients with
mild to moderate generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) on Besinger score, lung function and …

Predictors of outcome in patients with myasthenic crisis undergoing non-invasive mechanical ventilation: A retrospective 20 year longitudinal cohort study from a …

E Iori, M Mazzoli, A Ariatti, E Bastia, V Agnoletto… - Neuromuscular …, 2021 - Elsevier
About 20% of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) may develop myasthenic crisis (MC)
requiring ventilation, either invasive (MV) or non-invasive (NIV) and intensive unit care …