Pediatric neurology
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Pediatric neurology · Sep 1998
Case ReportsRespiratory failure in myasthenia gravis and negative pressure support.
A young female whose pyridostigmine treatment had recently been changed presented with myasthenia gravis, acute respiratory failure, and respiratory infection. She was supported with a noninvasive negative pressure cuirass device as an aid to optimizing medical therapies without the confounding factor of pharmacology-induced sedation and analgesia.