J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1992 Mar;10(1):28-32.
Whole Body Irradiation on 4 Cases of Myasthenia Gravis: Pilot Study
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicne, Hanyang University, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, College of Medicne, Hanyang University, Korea.
Abstract
- Myasthenia Gravis can be considered a lymphocyte dyscrasia. We report four cases of myasLhenia gravis, who were treated with whole body irradiation. Total of 180 rad was delivered in 9 fractions for 3 weeks with every other day treabmenL Three out of four cases showed remarkable symptomatic improvement on follow-up during 3 months.
