Neuromyelitis optica in patients with myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy

Kister, I; Gulati, S; Boz, CAVİT; Bergamaschi, R; Piccolo, G; Oger, J; Swerdlow, ML

doi:10.1001/archneur.63.6.851

Neuromyelitis optica in patients with myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy

Kister I., Gulati S., Boz C., Bergamaschi R., Piccolo G., Oger J., ...Daha Fazla

ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY, cilt.63, sa.6, ss.851-856, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1001/archneur.63.6.851
Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.851-856
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO, also known as Devic disease) are rare autoimmune disorders, with upper-limit prevalence estimates in the general population of 15 per 100 000 and 5 per 100 000, respectively. To our knowledge, an association between these diseases has not been previously reported.