Celebrating the 70 years of pyridostigmine on therapy of Myasthenia Gravis: historical aspects of the preliminary trials

Abstract Currently, pyridostigmine bromide is an indispensable anticholinesterase agent used worldwide to treat patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG). However, pyridostigmine bromide was unsuccessful in its “pioneering trials” to treat a series of MG patients. There are important historical landmarks...

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Main Authors: Paulo José LORENZONI, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi KAY, Renata Dal-Prá DUCCI, Otto Jesus Hernandez FUSTES, Lineu Cesar WERNECK, Rosana Herminia SCOLA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2020-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2020000300179&tlng=en
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