Ice test as a simple diagnostic aid for myasthenia gravis.
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.
Department of Neurology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000150:complications; D004491:Edrophonium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007053:Ice; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009388:Neostigmine; D013696:Temperature
D007053:Ice; D009388:Neostigmine; D004491:Edrophonium