Thymus irradiation for myasthenia gravis
Journal Article
·
· Radiology; (United States)
Twenty-eight patients with progressive myasthenia gravis without thymoma received treatment of 3000 rads (30 Gy) to the anterior mediastinum, and a followup was conducted for five to 18 years. Twenty-four patients had generalized myasthenia, and four had ocular myasthenia gravis. Twenty patients with generalized myasthenia survived the several month post-treatment period and improved, but four died during that period. The improvement lasted a median of 1.5 years, and older patients had longer remissions than younger patients. The four patients who had ocular myasthenia did not change after treatment. Mediastinal irradiation produces a temporary remission in generalized myasthenia.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
- OSTI ID:
- 5683806
- Journal Information:
- Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
RADIOTHERAPY
THYMUS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
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BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
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