We report a patient with myasthenia gravis (MG) who had marked clinical benefit in response to treatment with mycophenolate mofetil as documented by serial quantitative measures of strength and muscle fatigue. Our patient had experienced either adverse side effects or a suboptimal response to the us
Comparison of outcome measures from a trial of Mycophenolate mofetil in myasthenia gravis
β Scribed by Gil I. Wolfe; Richard J. Barohn; Donald B. Sanders; Michel P. McDermott
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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