Rynkiewicz B
Neurol Neurochir Pol. 1975 Jul-Aug;9(4):481-5.
The paper contains an analysis of 37 cases of myasthenia beginning in childhood, including 3 cases of congenital myasthenia and 34 cases of infantile myasthenia. The cases of transient myasthenia of newborns, were excluded. The age of patients at the onset of the disease, diagnostic difficulties, clinical course and therapeutic results are discussed. Surgical treatment (thymectomy) was performed in 24 cases with severe clinical course and improvement was achieved in 17 cases (72%). In 13 cases conservative treatment was applied. The weights and the histological findings in exised thymus are presented.
该论文对37例儿童期起病的重症肌无力病例进行了分析，其中包括3例先天性重症肌无力和34例婴儿型重症肌无力。新生儿短暂性重症肌无力病例被排除在外。文中讨论了患者的发病年龄、诊断难点、临床病程及治疗结果。24例临床病程严重的患者接受了手术治疗（胸腺切除术），其中17例（72%）病情得到改善。13例患者接受了保守治疗。文中还展示了切除胸腺的重量及组织学检查结果。
