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A diagnostic test for Myasthenia Gravis. This makes use of ice application in the weak muscle groups with a time span of five minutes. An improvement in the strength of the weak muscles makes the ...
Also known as Tensilon test, is a confirmation test for Myasthenia Gravis which requires the intravenous administration of edrophonium chloride or neostigmine drugs to block acetylcholine breakdown ...
A condition in which there is a weakness and difficulty controlling or coordinating the muscles you use when you speak. This characterized by a slurred speech that may be difficult to understand.
Also known as double vision, is the perception of dual images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally, vertically, or diagonally and may be both horizontally and vertically or ...
A breathing technique which uses the large, dome-shaped muscle in the lungs' base. With the help of the abdominal muscles, additional power is given to move the diaphragm and to empty the lungs.
A painless, noninvasive projection radiograph of the chest that creates pictures of the structures inside your chest. It is used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby ...
An ion channel in the body which allows the transmission of electrical charges of cells. Such charges are carried on a calcium ion that can travel freely back and forth through the calcium channel.