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Rapid Eye Movements in Myasthenia GravisI. Clinical Observations
David G. Cogan, MD;
Robert D. Yee, MD;
John Gittinger, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 1976;94(7):1083-1085.
Abstract
• Rapid eye movements, having high velocity and low amplitude, are described in 11 patients with myasthenia gravis. These movements occur with various degrees of ophthalmoplegia. To distinguish them from the somewhat similar lidtwitch phenomenon, they are called quiver movements. We believe that their presence is pathognomonic of myasthenia and results from a differential involvement of the two myoneural mechanisms that are peculiar to the extraocular muscles.
Author Affiliations
From the Clinical Branch, National Eye Institute (Drs Cogan and Yee), and the Medical Branch, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke (Dr Gittinger), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 2, 1976.
Reprint requests to National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 10N-317, Bethesda, MD 20014 (Dr Cogan).
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