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[Determination of prognostic factors in surgical treatment of myasthenia gravis]. Rozhl Chir 1999 May;78(5):223-7

Date

10/08/1999

Pubmed ID

10510623

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0033128006 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   7 Citations

Abstract

The authors evaluated, using statistical analysis, the importance of prognostic factors in patients subjected to thymectomy on account of myasthenia gravis. The results revealed a better prognosis of the disease, if the history was less than 6 months, preoperative treatment less than 1.5 years, a histological finding of thymus hyperplasia, second clinical stage according to Ossermann and the patients age below 30 years. From the statistical analysis ensues that the prognosis of myasthenia gravis is more favourable when the case-history is shorter as a result of rapid diagnosis and when preoperative treatment is reduced to a minimum.

Author List

Schnorrer M Jr, Hraska V, Spalek P, Cársky S

Author

Viktor Hraska MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myasthenia Gravis
Prognosis
Remission Induction
Retrospective Studies
Thymectomy