Myasthenia gravis treatment with plasmapheresis

One of the leading causes of myasthenia gravis is specific antibodies in the patient’s blood that actively damage the nervous system. That guide to symptoms, including chronic muscle weakness. Therefore, medical practitioners remove excessive amounts of those antibodies to help prevent further nerve damage and relieve all signs. So that is how plasmapheresis was adopted as a promising treatment method for autoimmune diseases with similar development mechanisms. A single treatment session of plasmapheresis might take up to three hours. The patient wouldn’t feel any pain or any other possible unpleasant feelings. During the procedure, blood from one arm is directed to a machine with specific filters to filter out plasma antibodies that cause the issue. Next, the blood returns to the body via the other plastic tube, connecting the plasmapheresis apparatus with the other big blood vessel. Doctors create a plan for each patient based on their needs, speed of antibodies’ production, age, and many other factors. Very often, patients might require to undergo plasmapheresis daily. Furthermore, patients need at least three to five treatment sessions to start noticing symptom relief.