04.11 Neuro

Written By Joan

04.11 Neuro [PDF link]: Multiple sclerosis (MS) – Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) – Miller-Fisher syndrome, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating (poly)neuropathy (CIDP), Myasthenia gravis (MG)

More on myasthenia gravis

  • Interesting article on diagnosis with an ice pack – Liu WW, Chen A. Diagnosing Myasthenia Gravis with an Ice Pack. N Engl J Med 2016;375:e39. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm1509523.

    • Where ptosis is present, test is positive when application of an ice pack causes ptosis to resolve/diminish.

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