Ice test as a simple diagnostic aid for myasthenia gravis |
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Authors: | M. Erta ,N. Araç ,K. Kumral,T. Tunç bay |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | It is known that myasthenia gravis is improved by cold. In two previously reported studies performed on a limited number of myasthenic patients and controls, local cold application to the eyelid was suggested for use as a diagnostic test for ocular myasthenia gravis. In this study, ice test to the eyelid was evaluated as a diagnostic test on 12 myasthenic patients and 15 controls with blepharoptosis and the results were compared with those of edrophonium test. |
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Keywords: | myasthenia gravis ice test local cooling of eyelid |
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