Autoimmune myasthenia gravis: emerging clinical and biological heterogeneity

MN Meriggioli, DB Sanders - The Lancet Neurology, 2009 - thelancet.com
Acquired myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular junction
in which patients experience fluctuating skeletal muscle weakness that often affects selected …

[HTML][HTML] The management of thymoma: a systematic review and practice guideline

CB Falkson, A Bezjak, G Darling, R Gregg… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2009 - Elsevier
Introduction: Thymoma is a rare tumor for which there is little randomized evidence to guide
treatment. Because of the lack of high-quality evidence, a formal consensus-based …

Autoimmune targets of heart and skeletal muscles in myasthenia gravis

S Suzuki, K Utsugisawa, H Yoshikawa… - Archives of …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To investigate the clinical, histological, and immunological features of patients with
myasthenia gravis (MG) who also developed myocarditis and/or myositis. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Paraneoplastic disorders in thymoma patients

A Evoli, E Lancaster - Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Thymic malignancy is often associated with paraneoplastic neurological diseases (PNDs)
and recognition of these disorders is important for physicians who treat these patients. The …

Striational antibodies in myasthenia gravis: reactivity and possible clinical significance

F Romi, GO Skeie, NE Gilhus, JA Aarli - Archives of Neurology, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease caused, in most cases, by antibodies attaching
to the acetylcholine receptor. Some myasthenia gravis patients have antibodies that bind in …

The role of surgery in the management of thymoma: a systematic review

E Davenport, RA Malthaner - The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
The literature describing multimodal treatment of thymomas consists almost exclusively of
retrospective case series. We have used a systematic review to investigate the role of …

Late onset myasthenia gravis is associated with HLA DRB1* 15: 01 in the Norwegian population

AH Maniaol, A Elsais, ÅR Lorentzen, JF Owe… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Acquired myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare antibody-mediated autoimmune
disease caused by impaired neuromuscular transmission, leading to abnormal muscle …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma: Treatment modalities, recurrence, and outcomes in resected cases

J Zhao, V Bhatnagar, L Ding, SM Atay, EA David… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymomas remain incompletely
understood. The objective was to examine the association between surgically resected …

Thirty-five–year follow-up analysis of clinical and pathologic outcomes of thymoma surgery

S Margaritora, A Cesario, G Cusumano… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The impact of myasthenia gravis on patients with thymoma is still
controversial when perioperative and long-term outcomes are analyzed. With the unique …

Treatment of myasthenia gravis: focus on pyridostigmine

L Maggi, R Mantegazza - Clinical drug investigation, 2011 - Springer
Acquired myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular
junction, characterized clinically by muscle weakness and abnormal fatigability on exertion …