| Autor: |
Azadeh Naderi, Molood Bayat, Nasim Karimi, Ghodratollah Roshanaei, Mehrdokht Mazdeh |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Disease and Diagnosis, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 75-79 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2717-3232 |
| DOI: |
10.34172/iejm.2020.13 |
| Popis: |
Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that leads to fatigue and weakness after voluntary activities. If early diagnosed, MG can be treated, and a person’s performance and quality of life can be greatly improved as well. Materials and Methods: The study population of the present cross-sectional study included 80 patients with MG referring to Sina (Farshchian) hospital in Hamadan, Iran. The inclusion criterion included complete medical files. Finally, the variables were investigated using the chi-square test and two-sample t test by SPSS, version 16. Results: The mean (standard deviation) of the patients’ age was 45.6 ± 15.8 years and most patients (55.5%) were females and 72.5% of them were married. In addition, weakness, lethargy, and premature fatigue were the most common symptoms (47.5%) in patients while unsteady gait was the lowest prevalent symptom (11.3%). There was no significant relationship between gender and the incidence of symptoms in patients (P>0.05). However, a significant relationship was found between patients’ age with the shortness of breath and unsteady gait (P |
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