[Myasthenia gravis: results of thymectomy in 52 patients]. / Miastenia gravis: resultados de timectomia em 52 pacientes.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 53(2): 198-202, 1995 Jun.
Article
en Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7487523
ABSTRACT
From 1971 to 1993, 52 myasthenics without thymomas (7 men and 45 women) were thymectomized. The results were categorized in remissions and non-remissions. The remission rate was 48%. In the remission group there were 5 men and 20 women and in the non-remission group 2 men and 25 women. The follow-up time was 5.5 years in both groups. There were 16 patients in Osserman category II A, 11 achieving remission; 36 patients were in categories IIB and III, and 14 achieved remission. The duration of disease was 1.8 years and 4.3 years in the remission and non-remission groups, respectively. All patients with remission had less than four years of disease but among the 43 patients with less than four years of symptoms, 42% did not achieve remission. Our data reinforce the need for early thymectomy in myasthenia gravis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Timectomía
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Miastenia Gravis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil