Ice test as a simple diagnostic aid for myasthenia gravis
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: M. Ertaş, N. Araç, K. Kumral, T. Tunçbay
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, International, WoS, 2009, vol 89, pp 227-229
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb01667.x
Summary
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.