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  • Title: Can myasthenia gravis be diagnosed with the 'ice pack test'? A cautionary note.
    Author: Larner AJ, Thomas DJ.
    Journal: Postgrad Med J; 2000 Mar; 76(893):162-3. PubMed ID: 10684328.
    Abstract:
    The ice pack test may be helpful in establishing that ptosis is due to ocular myasthenia gravis, since cold improves neuromuscular transmission. However, the role of the test in determining whether diplopia is of myasthenic origin has yet to be established.
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