[Treatment of myasthenic patients with anabolic steroids]

The authors report of their observations over 52 patients with severe and moderate myasthenia who after diverse forms of therapy (thymusectomy, x-ray therapy, prolonged use of anticholesterase preparations, etc.) did not demonstrate a stable therapeutical effectiveness. However, treatment by retabolil proved to be effective with minimal side effects. The paper contains theoretical prereqisites to therapy by anabolic hormones and the approximate scheme of its use.