title: Treatment and outcome of myasthenia gravis: retrospective multi-center analysis of 470 Japanese patients, 1999-2000.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohna, Chuo, 260-8670, Japan. kawaguchi@faculty.chiba-u.jp
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nemoto
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukutake
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Satomura
authors.forename: Kimiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arimura
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osame
authors.forename: Takamichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000379:methods; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000276:immunology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic