Osserman classification type

General Details:

Name:
Osserman classification type
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NINDS
Definition:
Osserman classification of Myasthenia Gravis
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
I I Ocular myasthenia
IIA IIA Mild generalized myasthenia with slow progression: no crises, responsive to drugs
IIB IIB Moderately severe generalized myasthenia : severe skeletal and bulbar involvement but no crises
drug response less than satisfactory drug response less than satisfactory
III III Acute fulminating myasthenia, rapid progression of severe symptoms, with respiratory crises and poor drug response
IV IV Late severe myasthenia, same as III but progression over 2 years from class I to II

Designations:

Designation:
Osserman classification type
Tags:

Designations:

Definition:
Osserman classification of Myasthenia Gravis
Tags:

Reference Documents:

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Document:
Ossermann KE. Myasthenia gravis. New York: Grune and Stratton; 1958.

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
k3mWgXNxuBX
Version:
3.1
Source:
NINDS
Id:
C12650
Version:
3
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BRICS Variable Name
Id:
OssermanClassTyp
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