title: [History of the study of myasthenia gravis at the Neurologic Clinic of the Hospital of Medical School Clinics of the University of São Paulo].
abstract: It is synthetized the evolution of the researches on myasthenia gravis at the Department of Neurology of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine, Medical School of the University of São Paulo (Brazil) between 1950 and 1992. The most important results observed about therapeutical, clinical and pathophysiological researches are reviewed. Immunologic studies and advances on molecular biology are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Neurológica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Brasil.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: de Assis
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: História do estudo da miastenia grave no Clínica Neurológica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Universidade da São Paulo.