Thymectomy in myasthenia gravis a review
โ Scribed by Hans J. G. H. Oosterhuis
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 801 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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The results of thymectomy carried out in 150 cases of myasthenia gravis are discussed. In a group of 123 cases followed for 1 to 5 years after the operation, full remission was observed in 24.4% of cases, significant improvement in 36.6%, slight improvement in 24.4% and no improvement in 8.1%, while
The antiacetylcholine receptor antibody was titered in the serum of 63 patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and 20 control healthy subjects. The titer was significantly high in 92% of MG patients in contrast with none of the controls and no correlation was found with the thymus pathology and the sev