Myasthenic crisis in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis

INTRODUCTION: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an important autoimmune disease causing generalised weakness and even mortality, which is amenable to immunotherapies. Myasthenic crisis (MC) is the most serious presentation of MG typically requiring ventilator support under the care of intensive care unit. We studied factors which predict development of MC in generalised MG (gMG) patients and patients’ serum cytokine levels as potential biomarkers for MG exacerbation and crisis ...published_or_final_versio