Category: Neurology
Keywords: myasthenia graves, MG (PubMed Search)
Posted: 10/26/2011 by Aisha Liferidge, MD
(Updated: 11/21/2024)
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- Mask-like face
- Eyelid weakness
-- leads to ptosis
-- exacerbated by sustained upward gaze
-- improved by closing the eyes for a short while
- Extraocular motion abnormality
-- usually affects more than one extraocular muscle
-- may be assymetrical
-- may result in mild proptosis
- Weak palatal muscles
-- nasal-sounding voice
-- nasal regurgitation of food
- Weak jaw muscles
- Absent gag reflex
- Pupils normal