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Table 2 Detailed treatment and MGFA evaluation during disease course of MuSK MG patients

From: Spotlight on MuSK positive myasthenia gravis: clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes

N

Gender

Age at onset (years)

Duration

(days)

MGFA classification

Treatment

PYR

CS

T acro

(1) OMG patients

1

female

48

0

I

N

N

N

   

30

IIb, GEb

N

N

N

   

82

NA

Y

Y

N

   

87

V, MC

Y(240 mg)

Y(45 mg)

N

   

360

IIa

Y(120 mg)

Y(10 mg)

N

2

male

71

0

I

N

N

N

   

150

IIIb, GE

NA

N

N

   

260

NA

Y

Y

N

   

350

V, MC

Y(360 mg)

Y(60 mg)

N

   

380

died

   

3

female

50

0

I

N

N

N

   

76

IIb, GE

N

Y

N

   

95

I

N

Y(80 mg)

N

   

300

0*

N

N

N

   

1020

0

N

N

N

4

female

37

0

I

N

N

N

   

25

I

Y(180 mg)

N

N

   

74

I

Y(270 mg)

Y(60 mg)

N

   

180

Ia

Y(360 mg)

Y(40 mg)

N

   

210

IIb, GE

Y(180 mg)

Y(30 mg)

Y

   

306

0

Y(90 mg)

Y(25 mg)

Y

5

female

31

0

I

N

N

N

   

180

IIb, GE

N

N

N

   

385

IIb

N

N

N

   

393

NA

N

Y

N

   

565

IIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(60 mg)

N

   

1105

0*

N

N

N

   

2903

0

N

N

N

6

female

40

0

I

N

N

N

   

120

IIb, GE

N

N

N

   

502

NA

Y

Y

N

   

521

IIb

Y(240 mg)

Y(52 mg)

Y

   

1855

IIb

N

N

N

7

female

49

0

I

N

N

N

   

30

NA

Y

Y

N

   

270

IIIb, GE

Y

Y

N

   

279

V, MC

Y(240 mg)

Y(20 mg)

N

   

510

IIIb

Y(480 mg)

Y(48 mg)

N

   

860

0

N

Y(15 mg)

N

8

female

59

0

I

N

N

N

   

60

IIa, GE

N

N

N

   

146

NA

Y

Y

N

   

1610

I

Y(180 mg)

N

Y

   

2240

I

N

N

Y

   

2810

IIb

N

Y(56 mg)

Y

   

3440

IIIb

N

Y(60 mg)

N

   

3762

IIa

N

Y(15 mg)

N

9

male

57

0

I

N

N

N

   

157

IIa, GE

N

Y

Y

   

226

I

N

Y(48 mg)

Y

   

325

I

Y(30 mg)

Y(30 mg)

Y

10

female

57

0

I

N

N

N

   

60

IIIb, GE

N

Y

N

   

259

V, MCa

N

Y(45 mg)

N

   

630

died

   

(2) BMG patients

11

female

50

0

IIb

N

N

N

   

270

IIb

Y(90 mg)

N

N

   

420

0*

N

N

N

12

female^

66

0

IIb

N

N

N

   

25

IIb

Y

Y

N

   

40

IIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(10 mg)

N

13

female

36

0

IIIb

N

N

N

   

20

NA

Y

Y

N

   

50

V, MC

Y(360 mg)

Y(40 mg)

N

   

750

IIIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(50 mg)

N

   

1255

0

N

Y(20 mg)

Y

14

female

63

0

IIb

N

N

N

   

371

V,MC#

Y

Y

N

   

380

IIIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(50 mg)

N

   

1320

0

Y(60 mg)

Y(15 mg)

N

15

male

75

0

IIIb

N

N

N

   

192

NA

Y

Y

N

   

198

IIIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(60 mg)

N

   

543

0

Y(180 mg)

Y(15 mg)

N

16

female

68

0

IIb

N

N

N

   

1065

NA

Y

Y

Y

   

1490

IIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(50 mg)

Y

   

2525

0

Y(60 mg)

Y(10 mg)

Y

17

female^

16

0

IIb

N

N

N

   

216

NA

Y

Y

N

   

223

IIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(50 mg)

N

   

230

IIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(50 mg)

N

18

female

30

0

IIb

N

N

N

   

18

NA

N

Y

N

   

36

IIb

N

Y(50 mg)

N

   

840

IIa

N

Y(50 mg)

N

   

910

IIa

N

N

N

19

female

78

0

IIb

N

N

N

   

366

NA

Y

Y

N

   

370

IIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(20 mg)

N

   

1170

IIb

Y(180 mg)

Y(20 mg)

N

(3) GMG patients

20

male^

61

0

IIa

NA

N

N

21

female

47

0

IIa

N

N

N

   

206

NA

Y

Y

N

   

210

IIb

Y(240 mg)

Y(60 mg)

N

   

1095

IIa

Y(60 mg)

Y(20 mg)

N

  1. PYR pyridostigmine bromide, CS corticosteroids, Tacro tacrolimus, NA not available, GE symptoms processed to generalized myasthenia gravis, MC MG crisis
  2. * Chinese herbal medicine; # IVIg (intravenous immunoglobulin); aAZA (azathioprine, 100 mg); bplasm exchange 5 times; ^patients lost at the last follow up