In another case, symptomatic improvement with plasmapherisis, thymectomy, and chronic immunosupression provide further support for an autoimmune or paraneoplastic basis.

When David examined her, his impression was that the abscess was the same size, but the symptomatic improvement was encouraging.

Separation usually results in symptomatic improvement in the one who is not psychotic.

Therapy of circadian rhythm disorders in chronic fatigue syndrome: no symptomatic improvement with melatonin or phototherapy.

A gluten free diet was started and over the next two months there was 2.3 kg weight gain and symptomatic improvement.

An estimated 50 to 75% of patients with Parkinson's disease will react positively and experience a 20 to 30% symptomatic improvement.

Within 48 hours there was a symptomatic improvement and the chemical and haematological abnormalities had begun to improve.

Treatment, therefore, is considered palliative for most patients, though major symptomatic improvement is regularly achieved.

More recently licorice has been used for symptomatic improvement in patients with the Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.

It is an example of symptomatic improvement, not a cure.