Diplopia

from: Injury in a car accident. A direct blow to the face. A sports-related injury. A fall. SYMPTOMS Pain, tenderness, or numbness of the area. Visible deformity of the face. Abnormal vision, such as seeing double (diplopia). Injury to the skin covering the cheekbone, such as cuts or bruises. This may include a black eye. DIAGNOSIS Your health care provider will take your medical history and perform a physical exam. Other tests may be performed to confirm the

to keep both of your eyes looking in the same direction (binocular vision). One eye is either turned in, out, up or down. This is often called being “crossed eyed.” When the eyes are not aligned, two images are seen. This results in double vision (diplopia). CAUSES Strabismus may be caused by: Diabetes. Stroke. Migraine headache. Bell palsy. Viral infection. Tumors or abnormal blood vessels growing behind the eye. Thyroid gland disease. Brain tumor

Myasthenia gravis can be classified as a chronic neurologic disease of the neuromuscular transmission and characterized by presentation of fatigable muscle weakness to the external ocular, cranial, respiratory and limb muscles (Smith, C., P.A.-C., & Stickler, D., M.D. 2012). The incidence of this disease is about 20 per 100,000 people in various populations, affecting mostly women in their 20’s to 30’s and men over the age of 60 (Postevka 2013). Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder

Definition: Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the neuromuscular system part of the body. Chronic means persisting for a long time or constantly recurring. Autoimmune disorder is the confusion of the body’s immune system. The immune system form antibodies that mistakenly identify healthy tissue as foreign and then, the antibodies will attack and/or destroy healthy body tissue. Neuromuscular is the nervous system relationship with the muscles bring about body movement.

Exophthalmos Exophthalmos, also called proptosis, is a condition where one or both eyes move forward. The eyes look as if one or both eyes are bulging or popping out. When the eyes are pushed forward, damage can be done to: The main nerve between the eye and the brain that contains the nerves for vision (optic nerve). The muscles that make the eye move. The inside of the eye from increased pressure (glaucoma). The front surface of the eye (cornea) because of exposure and dryness

is characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the voluntary muscles, often it affects more men than women. It occurs when antibodies at the ACH sites impair transmission of the impulses across the myoneural function. Manifestations such as diplopia, ptosis and facial weaknesses are common (Hinkle &Cheever, 2014). Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune attack on the peripheral nerve myelin proteins that causes inflammatory demyelination(Hinkle & Sheever 2014). Guillain-Barré extremities

Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that is characterized by fatigue and exhaustion of muscle. The skeletal muscles is having different degrees of weakness and this occurs when nerve cells and muscle are not be able to communicate efficiently and becomes impaired. This impairment put a stop to the muscle contraction from occurring which can lead to muscle weakness. Myasthenia Gravis originally comes from the Latin and Greek words that means “grave muscle weakness’’. According

Grave muscle weakness- latin expression= happens when the autoimmune disease affects the skeletal muscle. It affects extraocular muscles( control eyelids) ( control movement) causing an individual to have double vision, or diplopia, or ptosis or ,drooping eyelids. Normal muscle contaction @ the cellular level.- Results from the loss of ACh receptors at the motor end plate. Primary cause is a misguided attack on ACh receptors by the immune system . genetic factors play a role in predisposing individuals

Cranial Nerve Palsy: with an Emphasis on Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy Cranial Nerve Palsy With an Emphasis on Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy I. What are Cranial Nerves? * Cranial nerves are nerves that come directly from the brain stem in contrast to spinal nerves which come from segments of the spinal cord. * There are twelve Cranial nerves in humans that fit this description. * They mainly serve the motor and sensory systems of the head and neck region; except for the tenth

a spontaneous SAH. III. Disease Type: SAH is not necessarily a disease but more like an injury. SAH can lead to a stroke if not treated in time. IV. Signs and Symptoms: Signs and symptoms of an SAH can be a headache, dizziness, pain in the eyes, diplopia, and loss of eyesight. i) A headache is the most common symptom, and some people may describe it as the “the worst headache” unlike any other type of a