Immunosupression with corticosteroids and thymectomy in myastenia gravis: an evaluation of immediate and short term results in 20 patients
A comparatice study was conducted on two groups of patients with the generalized severe form of myasthenia gravis. The first group of 20 patients received oral daily doses of 60-100 mg of prednisone prior to thymectomy. The control group of 20 were submitted to surgery without prior corticosteroid t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
1985-03-01
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Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1985000100003&lng=en&tlng=en |