Can we guess if Graves' disease will come back after medicine stops?
Remission, Relapse, and Thyroid-Related Parameters Measurement at Discontinuation of Low-Dose Anti-Thyroid Drugs in Graves' Disease.
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Doctors gave medicine to people with Graves' disease until their thyroid got better, then stopped the medicine to see who got sick again.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Doctors gave medicine to people with Graves' disease until their thyroid got better, then stopped the medicine to see who got sick again.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 567 / 72
Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
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Suzuki N, Inoue K, Watanabe N, Noh JY, Yoshihara A, Fukushita M, Matsumoto M, Koshibu M, Hirose R, Iida T, Sugino K, Ito K