Follow-up study of myasthenia gravis: Evaluation of thymectomy in 300 patients

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 723-727

  Ohuchi, M ^a   Shimizu, M ^a   Kawamoto, S ^a   Shibuya, T ^a   Ohmi, M ^a   Onodera, H ^a   Itoyama, Y ^a  

^a SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evaluation of thymectomy; Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; REMISSION; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034847968     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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