Collection of materials relating to neuro-ophthalmology as part of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library.
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Cogan Lid Twitch | Hari Anandarajah, BA | A 50-year-old woman presented with ptosis of her left eyelid for 6 months. Several exam findings including variable and fatigable ptosis, and Cogan lid twitch, raised suspicion for Myasthenia Gravis. Acetylcholine receptor binding, blocking, and modulating antibodies were negative, and single fiber ... | Lid Twitch; Myasthenia Gravis |
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Curtain Sign (Enhanced Ptosis) | Bashaer Aldhahwani, MD; Hong Jiang, MD, PhD | This is a 78-year-old male patient who presented with diplopia, right eyelid ptosis, and ophthalmoplegia. He had severe ptosis OD and pseudo-proptosis (lid retraction) OS at baseline, but when the right eyelid was manually elevated, there was marked enhanced ptosis of the left eyelid (Video). He was... | Myasthenia GravIs; Clinical Signs |
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Patient Portal: Myasthenia Gravis | Aroucha Vickers, DO | Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system creates antibodies (proteins that normally protect us) that may attack receptors on your muscles. This results in muscle weakness because the muscles do not receive the signals to contract (tighten). Muscles anywhere w... | Myasthenia gravis; Ptosis; Double vision |
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