Alternating IV Nerve Palsy and Ptosis as a First Sign of Childhood Ocular Myasthenia Gravis

Alternating IV nerve palsy and ptosis as a first sign of childhood ocular myasthenia gravis.

Pseudomyopia as a presenting sign in ocular myasthenia gravis.

The presenting symptoms of ocular myasthenia gravis are blepharoptosis and diplopia. These are the result of myasthénie weakening of the levator palpebrae and the extraocular muscles (external ophthalmoplegia), respectively." Blurring of near vision is a frequently as­ sociated symptom, which is due to a fatigue of accommodation (internal ophthalmoplegia)· Blurring of distant vision in ocular m...

'Saccadic jitter' is a quantitative ocular sign in myasthenia gravis.

PURPOSE To examine the variability of saccadic peak-velocity amplitude relationships in myasthenic and nonmyasthenic ocular palsies. METHODS The authors measured centrifugal saccades in nine patients with myasthenia gravis, nine patients with proven nonmyasthenic ocular palsies, and three normal subjects. Patients made repetitive saccades for 8 minutes. Saccades were analyzed at the start of ...

myasthenia gravis: effects of treatment Ocular motor dysfunction and ptosis in ocular

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Ocular motor dysfunction and ptosis in ocular myasthenia gravis: effects of treatment.

AIM The optimal treatment of ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) remains unknown. The authors evaluated the efficacy of prednisone and pyridostigmine in reducing diplopia, ocular motor dysfunction, and ptosis in patients with OMG. METHODS Review of records from a clinical database from one neuro-ophthalmology service of patients presenting with OMG between 1990 and 2002, excluding those who develo...