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Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
Myasthenia Gravis ... Vision Acute Myasthenic ... ventilation #Myasthenia ... #Gravis #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia ... gravis, Wernicke's ... Thyroid myopathy (Graves ... mass #Diplopia #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... sclerosis • Myasthenia ... gravis • GBS ... lesion of MLF) • Graves
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Myasthenia ... Gravis is fatiguable ... Gravis Extraocular ... Subdural Hemorrhage Grave's ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis ... Gravis is an autoimmune ... Gravis: - Fatiguability ... Gravis Treatment ... #Gravis #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Sensory Changes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gravis • Lambert-Eaton ... Myasthenic Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Dysphagia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... /Metabolic • Myasthenia ... Gravis • CNS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... Myasthenia gravis ... gravis • Botulinum ... gravis • Ocular ... #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
injury • Vertical Shear ... (VS) - Axial shear ... Classification #Grades ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis ... complications #pathophysiology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
neurologic disease • Myasthenia ... gravis • Muscular ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #differential #