ICE PACK TEST: A CLINICAL CLUE FOR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

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Published: Jun 12, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37416/rmc.v33i1.545
Keywords:
Miastenia Gravis, Blefaroptosis, Fatiga, Debilidad Muscular, Medicina Clínica Myasthenia Gravis, Blepharoptosis, Fatigue, Muscle Weakness, Clinical Medicine

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Elsa Rueda Borrero

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A previously healthy 30-year-old female presented to the consult with a six-month history of right palpebral ptosis, blurry vision, limb weakness and subsequent development of dysphagia. A Myasthenic Generalized Syndrome is considered as a possible diagnosis. The Ice Pack Test is performed, a cheap, reliable and fast bedside test that increases the probability of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) with a high evidence level. The exam was positive (LR+ 24,0).  MG was confirmed with antibodies assays and neurophysiological studies.


 

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Rueda Borrero E. ICE PACK TEST: A CLINICAL CLUE FOR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS. Rev Méd Cient [Internet]. 2020Jun.12 [cited 2025Dec.30];33(1):16-7. Available from: https://www.revistamedicocientifica.org/index.php/rmc/article/view/545
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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2020)
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Clinical Images
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