Articles Tagged With: immunosuppressive
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Long-Term Outcome for Patients with CIDP
In a careful meta-analysis of published series of treated patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), about one-half of patients achieved a good long-term remission with independent function and only about 8% were unable to walk independently.
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Eculizumab for Refractory Myasthenia Gravis
Eculizumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the C-5 complement terminal complex formation, is a safe and effective treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis with acetylcholine receptor auto-antibodies, even after failed treatment with other immunosuppressive regimens.