[Extracorporeal hemosorption in the intensive care of myasthenia]. / Ekstrakorporal'naia gemosorptsiia v intensivnoi terapii miastenii.

Extracorporeal hemosorption was included into the multiple-modality treatment of crises in 4 patients with severe generalized forms of myasthenia. The method was followed by a rapid and considerable regression of myasthenic disturbances, as well as by complete disappearance of respiratory disorders. Electromyographic examination revealed a two-fold increase in the amplitude of the potentials. Improvement in the patients' status made it possible to decrease the daily dose of anticholinesterase drugs by more than two times.