Myasthenia gravis and thymus: long-term follow-up screening of thymectomized and non-thymectomized patients

Myasthenia gravis and thymus: long-term follow-up screening of thymectomized and non-thymectomized patients

Thymoma screening is recommended at the onset of myasthenia gravis (MG) or when patients with MG present with clinical deterioration or a progressive increase of anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody. However, it is unknown if it is necessary to repeat the screening of thymoma at fixed intervals, eve...

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Main Authors: Paulo Jose Lorenzoni, Lucas Pires Augusto, Claudia Suemi Kamoi Kay, Rosana Herminia Scola, Lineu Cesar Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2013-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
miastenia gravis
timo
timoma
tomografia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000700462&lng=en&tlng=en
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