Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg): indications

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg): indications. Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS): in adults and children. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Recommended indications

  • Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS): in adults and children
  • Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
  • Severe myasthenia gravis (MG)
  • Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN)
  • Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS)
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Stiff-person syndrome (SPS)
  • Myasthenia gravis (MG) exacerbations: not stable disease
  • HMGCoA reductase myositis

Conditions with insufficient evidence of benefit

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Not recommended indications

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References

  1. Tavee J, Brannagan 3rd TH, Lenihan MW, Muppidi S, Kellermeyer L, Donofrio PD. Updated consensus statement: Intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders report of the AANEM ad hoc committee. Muscle Nerve 2023 (Online ahead of print).

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