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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66ienglish.2741
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Son, N. D., Tuyen, N. C., Cong, V. T., Viet, N. T., Quan, N. A., & Quyen, T. L. (2025). 9. SOME CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN MYASTHENIA GRAVIS PATIENTS AT MILITARY HOSPITAL 103. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 66(english). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66ienglish.2741

9. SOME CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN MYASTHENIA GRAVIS PATIENTS AT MILITARY HOSPITAL 103

Nhu Dinh Son1, Nguyen Cong Tuyen2, Vu Thanh Cong2, Nguyen Trung Viet2, Nguyen Anh Quan2, Tran Le Quyen2
1 103 Military Hospital
2 Vietnam Military Medical University

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Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics and depressive disorders in patients with myasthenia gravis.


Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 83 myasthenia gravis patients treated at the 103 Military Hospital from July 2024 to March 2025.


Results: Most patients had an education level ranging from primary to secondary school (61.45%), and manual laborers accounted for a high proportion (57.83%). The mean age of disease onset was 45.2 years, with later onset in males compared to females. The average disease duration was 8.2 years, with 69.88% having the disease for over 4 years. The prevalence of depressive disorders was 45.78%, predominantly moderate in severity (68.42%). There was no significant association between depression and education level, occupation, or age of onset (p > 0.05). Depression severity increased with disease duration, with the highest prevalence in patients with disease duration over 4 years (p < 0.05).


Conclusion: Depressive disorders are common in patients with myasthenia gravis, with a positive correlation between disease duration and depression severity. Occupation, education level, and age of onset showed no clear impact on depression.

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Myasthenia gravis, depressive disorder, 103 Military Hospital

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