The Ice Pack Test For Myasthenia

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Identifier ice_pack_test-Walsh
Title The Ice Pack Test For Myasthenia
Creator Ryan D. Walsh, MD; Collin McClelland, MD
Affiliation (RDW) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin; (CM) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences. University of Minnesota
Subject Ice Pack Test; Ice Test; Myasthenia Gravis; Ocular Myasthenia; Ptosis; Diagnostic Tests
Description The ice pack test is a simple, low-tech, bedside test that can readily be applied in the outpatient clinic or hospital setting, with minimal risk or discomfort. The ice pack test is used in patients with ptosis to help support or refute a diagnosis of myasthenia. We describe how to perform and interpret the ice pack test.
Date 2016
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL https://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2016. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
File Name ice_pack_test-Walsh.pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s6pp2tzv
Setname ehsl_novel_novel
ID 1209842
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pp2tzv