Why? Perhaps because the person's OWN antibodies aren't "healthy". The person couldn't MAKE enough healthy antibodies to fight the triggering underlying infection.
Antibodies need Mg and Ca...to be made. While we have plenty of Ca, Mg is a problem.
It is far, far cheaper to restore Mg levels.
This is a repeat of a post a long time ago:
"Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2003 Sep;84(9):E34-E35. Related Articles, Links
Return of muscle strength and function after use of intravenous immunoglobulin for Lyme disease-associated acute demyelinating polyneuropathy. Patient: A 58-year-old man with babesiosis and Lyme disease.
At follow-up 8 weeks later, muscle strength had fully returned.
Discussion: This case illustrates that Lyme disease-associated demyelinating polyneuropathy may be treated with IVIG. The potential use of IVIG in this population is based on its efficacy in those with acute demyelinating neuropathy of alternative etiologies. Conclusion: IVIG can be considered as a treatment option for demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with Lyme disease.
PMID: 13680780"
The above link no longer works which is very puzzling since it was a ``cut and paste'' on my part. If whoever is reading this has access to a hard copy of this journal, I urge that person to find it and copy it. The Sept. 2003 issue of that journal may be found in hospital or medical school libraries.
Immunoglobulins are very expensive (I believe they have to be obtained from MANY donated units of blood) and are ``reserved'' for very serious life threatening situations such as flesh eating staph infections which kill in a matter of hours.
But I still believe in Freedom of Information.
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