If Thymectomy Reduces the Risk of Progression of Ocular to Generalized Myasthenia Gravis, Who Should Receive it?

AbstractIn this issue of Neurotherapeutics, Li et.al. report a large retrospective study of the beneficial effects of thymectomy on the progression of ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) to generalized MG (GMG) (Huanhuan et al. in Neurotherapeutics XX,2021). This paper demonstrates a more than 50% reduction in the risk of GMG when a thymectomy was performed on these patients. The authors conclude with the recommendation that well-designed clinical trials be performed to evaluate the potential that thymectomy in OMG reduces the burden of GMG.
Source: Neurotherapeutics - Category: Neurology Source Type: research