OCULAR PSEUDOMYASTHENIA - REPORT OF A CASE WITH A PINEAL REGION TUMOR

被引:10
作者
FIERRO, B [1 ]
CROCE, G [1 ]
FILOSTO, L [1 ]
CARBONE, N [1 ]
LUPO, I [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PALERMO,IST NEUROPSICHIAT,I-90134 PALERMO,ITALY
来源
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES | 1991年 / 12卷 / 06期
关键词
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PINEAL REGION TUMOR;
D O I
10.1007/BF02336957
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
A case presenting with clinical features of ocular myasthenia and a false-positive edrophonium test is reported. Brain CT and MRI scan revealed a pineal region tumor histologically verified as germinoma. We recommend evaluating patients with clinical features of myasthenia gravis (MG) confined to the ocular muscles for intracranial mass lesions.
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