TY - JOUR
T1 - An evaluation of signs in ocular myasthenia gravis and correlation with acetylcholine receptor antibodies
AU - FRANCIS, IAN C.
AU - NICHOLSON, GARTH A.
AU - KAPPAGODA, MEDDUMA B.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Fifteen patients with ocular myasthenia gravis were examined in detail for 21 different signs, and tested for acetylcholine receptor antibodies. The major signs of ocular myasthenia gravis included ptosis, disorders of ocular rotations, weakness of eyelid closure, “pseudosupranuclear” signs and the lid twitch sign. Acetylcholine receptor antibodies were found in eight of the 15 patients. One hundred and four normal, non‐myasthenic patients were also examined for the lid twitch response, and the relationship between the lid twitch of ocular myasthenia gravis and that found in normal subjects is discussed.
AB - Fifteen patients with ocular myasthenia gravis were examined in detail for 21 different signs, and tested for acetylcholine receptor antibodies. The major signs of ocular myasthenia gravis included ptosis, disorders of ocular rotations, weakness of eyelid closure, “pseudosupranuclear” signs and the lid twitch sign. Acetylcholine receptor antibodies were found in eight of the 15 patients. One hundred and four normal, non‐myasthenic patients were also examined for the lid twitch response, and the relationship between the lid twitch of ocular myasthenia gravis and that found in normal subjects is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1985.tb00454.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1985.tb00454.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 3833299
AN - SCOPUS:0022381365
SN - 0814-9763
VL - 13
SP - 395
EP - 399
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 4
ER -