Plasmapheresis as preparatory method for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis Plasmaferese como método preparatório de timectomia em miastenia grave

Plasmapheresis as preparatory method for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis Plasmaferese como método preparatório de timectomia em miastenia grave

To study the effects of plasmapheresis in preparation for thymectomy, two groups of 40 patients were selected from a sample of 286 patients with myasthenia gravis examined by the first author Group 1 included patients (15 male and 25 female; age range 8-64 yrs) who underwent thymectomy without previ...

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Main Authors: José Carlos Brant Seggia, Paulo Abreu, M. Takatani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1995-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
miastenia gravis
timectomia
plasmaferese
myasthenia gravis
thymectomy
plasmapheresis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1995000300007

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