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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Main Authors: J. Lamartine de Assis, Paulo E. Marchiori, Antonio A. Zambon, Nagib Curi, Luiz Tarcisio Brito Filomeno, Milberto Scaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1985-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1985000100003&lng=en&tlng=en