2015/03/05 by Hyung Seok Lee, Hye Sun Lee, Hyo Eun Lee +5
paper · doi:10.1002/mus.24531
ABSTRACT Introduction Predictive factors for myasthenic crisis after transsternal thymectomy have been reported, but little is known about myasthenic crisis after videoscopic thymectomy (MCAVT). Methods We investigated 146 myasthenia gravis patients who underwent videoscopic thymectomy. Results Patients with MCAVT had a lower forced vital capacity (FVC) (2.1 vs. 3.0 L, P P = 0.001) and nasalis muscles (54.1% vs. 21.4%, P P = 0.002) and decremental response of orbicularis oculi (odds ratio, 1.029; 95% CI, 1.001–1.058, P = 0.044) were independently associated with MCAVT. Conclusions FVC and decremental response of orbicularis oculi were associated with MCAVT. Muscle Nerve 52 : 216–220, 2015