The biggest successes so far have been seen in intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), according to Aggarwal. “IVIG is the only FDA-approved therapy for dermatomyositis, with efficacy and safety ...

With an ever increasing number of patients being treated with IVIg for a wide array of immune-mediated disease, it is important that passive antibody transfer is considered when unexpected ...

Due to the autoimmune etiology of this disorder, IV immunoglobulin (IVIg) or plasma exchange (PE) are the first-line treatments in addition to management of ventilatory failure. IVIg is more ...

The boy received two days of IVIG infusions each month. The nomination said Hibbs helped ease the boy’s anxiety about having a needle poke. The nomination said Hibbs helped the boy “laugh at her jokes ...

In all cohorts, anti-CNTN1 antibody-positive patients tended to respond poorly to IVIg. More recently, antibodies against another neurofascin isoform, NF140/NF186, have been described, occurring in ...

The objective of this paper is to evaluate available evidence for each step in autoimmune encephalitis management and provide expert opinion when evidence is lacking. The paper approaches autoimmune ...

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