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Ice test as a simple diagnostic aid for myasthenia gravis
Author(s) -
Ertaş M.,
Araç N.,
Kumral K.,
Tunçbay T.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb01667.x
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , edrophonium , eyelid , medicine , ocular myasthenia , diagnostic test , test (biology) , ptosis , surgery , anesthesia , pediatrics , paleontology , biology
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.