Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis
dc.contributor.advisor | Heckmann, Jeannine | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.advisor | Lewis, Ian Storm | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Freeman, Carla Patricia | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-10T13:36:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-10T13:36:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_ZA |
dc.description | Includes abstract. | en_ZA |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acetylcholine receptor antibody- mediated disease targeting the neuromuscular junction resulting in fatigable muscle weakness. A number of reports have suggested a high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms amongst MG patients. Approximately 10% of MG subjects are found to have an associated thymoma and despite thymomectomy, the MG persists. The presence of thymoma may lead to other antibody-mediated neuropsychiatric manifestations including limbic encephalitis. We hypothesized that the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms may be higher in MG subjects with thymoma-associated MG when compared with those who have non-thymoma MG. This study aims to compare the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a South African population of non-thymoma MG and thymoma-associated MG. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.apacitation | Freeman, C. P. (2012). <i>Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11996 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Freeman, Carla Patricia. <i>"Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11996 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Freeman, C. 2012. Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Freeman, Carla Patricia AB - Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acetylcholine receptor antibody- mediated disease targeting the neuromuscular junction resulting in fatigable muscle weakness. A number of reports have suggested a high prevalence of psychiatric symptoms amongst MG patients. Approximately 10% of MG subjects are found to have an associated thymoma and despite thymomectomy, the MG persists. The presence of thymoma may lead to other antibody-mediated neuropsychiatric manifestations including limbic encephalitis. We hypothesized that the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms may be higher in MG subjects with thymoma-associated MG when compared with those who have non-thymoma MG. This study aims to compare the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a South African population of non-thymoma MG and thymoma-associated MG. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis TI - Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11996 ER - | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11996 | |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Freeman CP. Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11996 | en_ZA |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.department | Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
dc.subject.other | Psychiatry | en_ZA |
dc.title | Neuropsychiatric symptoms in thymoma-associated and non-thymoma myasthenia gravis | en_ZA |
dc.type | Master Thesis | |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
dc.type.qualificationname | MMed | en_ZA |
uct.type.filetype | Text | |
uct.type.filetype | Image | |
uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |
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