Myasthenia Gravis : Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Types, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Pathophysiology, Complications, Treatment, Living with Myasthenia Gravis

Plasmapheresis

Plasmapheresis
Plasmapheresis

Plasmapheresis is one of the effective treatments for myasthenia gravis to improve the symptoms by frequently reducing the period of assisted ventilation and optimize the strength of the immune system before and after the surgery. The doctors exchange the plasma portion of the patient’s blood with substitute plasma to make sure that the immune system stops the attacking on the transmission of information between the nerves and muscles.