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What is myasthenia Gravis?

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This is an autoimmune condition, Life threatening disease in certain cases

It is when the muscles are very weak.

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Adult MG?

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Ocular Myasthenia: Limited to the eye. If still only eye muscles then unlikely to become generalized.

Mild to moderate : Often slow onset of symptoms eyes usually first.
Acute fulminating : RAPID ONSET - AFFECTS RESPIRATORY MUSCLES
Late severe : develops after 2 years of initial muscle weakness

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What are the three paediatric groups of children with MG?

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1) Neonatal
2) Congenital
3) Juvenile

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What does neonatal mean?

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Born to a myasthenic mother, self limits in 6 weeks

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What does congenital MG mean?

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Infants born to non-myasthenic mothers

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What does juvenile MG mean?

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Develops in infancy, spontaneous remission

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What are four types of adult MG?

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1) Ocular myasthenia
2) Mild to moderate
3) Acute fulminating
4) Late severe

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What is ocular MG?

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Limited to eye muscles only

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If a px has ocular MG for 2 years, is it likely for it go on to other muscles of the body and become generalised?

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No

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What is mild to moderate mg?

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Generalised Slow onset of sx + respiratory muscles not affected

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What is acute fulminating mg?

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Generalised, rapid onset, affects respiratory muscles- THEY CAN DIE

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What is late severe mg?

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Generalised, start with mild or ocular but after 2 years they start to develop severe form

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What is drug-related MG?

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MG is induced by D-pencillamine

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What is D-pencillamine used to treat?

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Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus

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why is anisha so bent

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becasue she wa sborn that way

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Why does muscles fatigue in MG?

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  • antibodies prevent ACh binding at synaptic gap= reduction of ACh uptake
  • more ACh produce so muscle contraction can occur
  • body runs out of ACh= muscles tired
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Which muscle types are affected ?

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Striated muscles

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What are some general sx an mg px may experience?

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General fatigue and lack of energy

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What are some limb related sx a mg px may experience?

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Difficulty getting out a chair or climbing downstairs

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What are some facial issues a px with mg may experience ?

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Lack of facial expression

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What other sx may they complain of?

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Problems with speech, breathing and swallowing

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What two ocular symptoms marks the onset of 70% of mg cases?

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Ptosis and diplopia

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Is Ptosis often bilateral or unilateral?

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Bilateral but asymmetric

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What happens to the ptosis with increase of fatigue?

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Ptosis gets worse

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What is often seen in an attempt to elevate an mg eye?
Frontalis o/a
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To try to lift the ptotic eye, what may happen to the contralateral eye?
Lid retraction
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If you detect ptosis, what is a big question you must ask in Relation to mg?
Does it get worse throughout the day or when you do exercise
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What can you do in practice to investigate if ptosis is related to mg?
Muscle fatigue- Ask the px to elevate their eyes and look at a pen torch for a minute, measure the ptosis before and after to see if it increases in size
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What do you do to see if a px has Cogans lid twitch when trying to investigate ptosis?
- Depress eyes for 15 seconds by looking at a pen torch and return eyes to pp - Lid initially moves above ptotic level and the comes back down E.g the eye lid overshoots
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What do you do to see if a px has Gorelick’s sign when investigating Ptosis?
- Hold up more ptotic lid - The ptosis on the less effects side starts to increase
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What is the ice pack test when investigating ptosis
An ice pack place on both lids for 2 mins and if px ptosis improves = strong indication of MG
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Will a px with MG have vertical or horizontal dipl?
It varies
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What question is good to ask a px who is complaining of dipl and you may suspect mg?
Does the dipl increase throughout thr day or with exercise
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If using a Hess chart what should you write on it ?
Date but also the time performed
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What may you find if a px has mg and you have done multiple Hess charts ?
Different palsies and weaknesses on each time done as different muscles are more weak on different occasions
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How can you check for obicularis weakness (when you scrunch up your eyes)?
Cannot squeeze their eyes tight enough for eyelashes to be buried + when a clinician tries to open their eyes, it only requires gentle pressure
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What tests should you do with a suspect MG px?
- Ocular motility - PCT - Convergence - PFR - Hess chart
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What are some good questions to ask a suspect MG px?
- Do sx increase with fatigue? - Do they get worse after exercise? (Remember early stages may be intermittent weaknes)
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How can MG be diagnosed for general MG?
With a blood test which detects those antibodies that prevent bind of Acetylcholine *this isn’t amazing for those px who only have ocular MG
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How can mg be detected by looking at an mg px’s thymus?
Large thymus + tumours in the thymus which can be seen with a CT or MRI scan
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What is the Tensilon test ?
Test used to detect MG by: - Being injected with anticholinesterase - Then watch fatigue muscles recover - Lasts 5 mins -May want to do an EMG before and after
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What is bad about Tensilon test?
Adverse reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias
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What is the sleep test?
Ask the px to rest for 30 mins and see of ptosis improves
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What is strongly associated with TED?
MG
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Name the 5 tests to detect MG (not optom related)
1) Blood test 2) tensilon test 3) Enlarged thymus on MRI/CT scan 4) Sleep test 5) Noting ocular fatigue when carrying out tests such as OM
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What 4 systemic treatments of MG?
- Pyridostigmine - Immunisuppresive systemic steroids - Plasmaphoresis - Thymectomy
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What is Pyridostigmine?
Longer acting anticholinesterase
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What does Plasmaphoresis do?
“Clean the blood“ which Reduces level of circulating antibody or circulating immunoglobulin
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What are three ocular treatments for mg?
- Ptosis prop (glasses or a cls) - occlusion - for dipl - Surgery
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What are three occlusive ocular treatments for mg?
Blenderm (surgical tape) on glasses Frosted lenses Occlusive CLs
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Why is surgery contradicted for mg pxs?
Only allowed to be carried out if stable for a long term
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What is Lambert-Eaton Rooke syndrome? (LERS)
Issue is presynaptic, proximal limb weakness
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What is the key difference between MG and LERS?
MG is an issue POST-synaptic and LERS is an issue PRE-synaptic
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What do you have an increased risk of if you have LERS?
Small cell carcinoma (this is a cancer) - risk reduces after having it after 2 years
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What are 4 clinical characteristics of LERS ?
- Limb weakness - Resting action potential of muscles reduced - Muscle’s action potential increases after repetitive stimulation - dry mouth
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What are some ocular characteristics of LERS?
50% have ptosis EOM involvement unusual Response to Tensilon unpredictable
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What are the three managements of LERS?
1) Exclude malignancy (small cell carcinoma) 2) Ptosis props 3) Guanidine hydrochloride drops
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What is guanidine used to treat ?
Muscle weaknesses
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What does CPEO stand for ?
Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia
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What are 6 characteristics of CPEO?
- Progressive symmetrical loss of OM - Progressive symmetrical bilateral ptosis - Loss of Bell’s reflex - May not complain of dipl - During early stages due to the asymmetry dipl may be complained of - Orbicualris weakness
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Here is a girl with CPEO, you can see her bilateral ptosis getting progressively worse
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Why are pupil responses not affected by CPEO?
Only striated muscles are affected and pupillary response are conducted by smooth muscle
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What describes the term of end stage of CPEO?
“FROZEN EYE”- they have very little eye movement
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What is the aetiology of CPEO?
Mitochondrial myopathy
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What syndrome is associated with CPEO?
Kearne-Sayre-Daron syndrome
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What are some features of Kearne-Sayre-Daron syndrome?
- Onset before 20 years old - Fine pigmentary retinopathy -Heart conduction block
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Is CPEO the most common mitochondrial myopathy ?
Yes
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What is the management of CPEO if they complain of diplopia?
Prisms Occlusion (cls, blenderm, frosted glasses) Surgery
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Why would you do surgery for CPEO?
If the eyes are grossly fixated eccentrically
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What is orbital myositis?
Inflammation of one or more of the EOM
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Is orbital myositis normally uni or bi lateral?
Unilateral
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What are 6 signs and symptoms someone with orbital myositis may have?
1) Proptosis 2) Pain 3) Lid oedema 4) Photophobia 5) Conjunctivitis 6) limitation of EOM *remember this is because the muscles are very inflamed
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What is associated with orbital myositis ?
Autoimmune conditions
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What are 5 DD of orbital myositis?
Orbital cellulitis Orbital abscess Hematoma Graves’ disease TED Tumours
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What is a hematoma ?
an area of blood that collects outside of the larger blood vessels- like a bad bruise (Priyesh gives hematomas)
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What instrument is used to measure proptosis?
Exophthalmometer - measures by how much the eye is protruding, measure from the side
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What does this CT scan show?
Px with orbital myositis (look at those inflamed EOM + proptosis)
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How is orbital myositis managed?
Systemic steroids but can be self limiting
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What is rhabdomyosarcoma?
Highly malignant tumour of the striated muscles
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Does rhabdomyosarcoma Normally occur in children or adults?
Children - in their first decade of life I
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Are rhabdomyosarcomas more prevalent in boys or girls ?
Boys
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As there is a VERY rapid growth of this tumour with rhabdomyosarcoma, what will you see?
Proptosis
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What are some early signs of rhabdomyosarcoma?
Tropia and limitation of eye movements
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What is the treatment rhabdomyosarcoma?
Radiotherapy or chemotherapy

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