Study of possible correlections between pesticides and myasthenia gravis in São Paulo State (Brazil)

• Grant number: 11/01024-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: June 01, 2011
• End date: May 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Antonio de Lima Resende
• Grantee: Luiz Antonio de Lima Resende
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

There are several clinical complications caused by chronic exposure to prsticidas on the peripheral nervous system. Our hypothesis is the possible antigenic rule of chemical compounds from pesticides to the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis. In this work we surch possible statistic correlations between chronic exposure to pesticides and myasthenia gravis. (AU)