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Can myasthenia gravis be diagnosed with the 'ice pack test'? A cautionary note.

A J Larner1, D J Thomas.   

Abstract

The ice pack test may be helpful in establishing that ptosis is due to ocular myasthenia gravis, since cold improves neuromuscular transmission. However, the role of the test in determining whether diplopia is of myasthenic origin has yet to be established.

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Year:  2000        PMID： 10684328      PMCID： PMC1741529          DOI： 10.1136/pmj.76.893.162

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Postgrad Med J        ISSN： 0032-5473            Impact factor:   2.401


  4 in total

1.  Positive ice pack test in a case of food-borne botulism: a clinical note.

Authors:  G Cosentino; E Alfonsi; D Lonati; C A Locatelli; F Valentino; F Brighina
Journal:  J Neurol       Date:  2012-06-30       Impact factor: 4.849

2.  NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE MIMICKING MYASTHENIA GRAVIS IN A NIGERIAN FEMALE ADOLESCENT: COULD THIS BE NEMALINE ROD DISEASE?

Authors:  O A Oyinlade; I A Lagunju; B E Adebayo
Journal:  Ann Ib Postgrad Med       Date:  2016-12

3.  Selective Type 2 Respiratory Failure Followed by Ocular Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosed by Ice Pack Test: A Case Report.

Authors:  Hitanshu Dave; Rupak Desai; Sanggita Checker; Priyank J Yagnik
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2019-06-17

Review 4.  Foodborne Botulism: Clinical Diagnosis and Medical Treatment.

Authors:  Davide Lonati; Azzurra Schicchi; Marta Crevani; Eleonora Buscaglia; Giulia Scaravaggi; Francesca Maida; Marco Cirronis; Valeria Margherita Petrolini; Carlo Alessandro Locatelli
Journal:  Toxins (Basel)       Date:  2020-08-07       Impact factor: 4.546
  4 in total

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