Subclinical involvement of eye movements detected by video-based eye tracking in myasthenia gravis. 2023

Clara Grazia Chisari, and Giorgia Sciacca, and Ester Reggio, and Claudio Terravecchia, and Francesco Patti, and Mario Zappia
Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

Ocular abnormalities in myasthenia gravis (MG) are characterized by severely limited movements and rapid saccades. Data about eye motility of MG patients whose ocular movements are apparently normal are lacking. Our study assessed the eye movement parameters in MG patients without clinical eye motility dysfunctions and investigated the effects of neostigmine administration on the eye motility in these patients. METHODS In this longitudinal study, we screened all patients diagnosed with MG referring to the Neurologic Clinic of the University of Catania between October 1, 2019, and June 30, 2021. Ten age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. Patients underwent eye movement recording using the EyeLink1000 Plus® eye tracker at baseline and after 90 min from the intramuscular administration of neostigmine (0.5 mg). RESULTS A total of 14 MG patients with no clinical signs of ocular motor dysfunction (64.3% men, with a mean age of 50.4 ± 14.4 years) were enrolled. At baseline, saccades in MG patients showed slower velocities and longer latencies compared to controls. Moreover, the fatigue test induced a reduction in saccadic velocity and an increase in latencies. After neostigmine administration, the ocular motility analysis showed shorter saccadic latencies and a significant improvement of velocities. CONCLUSIONS Eye motility is impaired even in MG patients with no clinical evidence of ocular movement disturbance. Video-based eye tracking may detect subclinical involvement of eye movements in patients with MG.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008137 Longitudinal Studies Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time. Bogalusa Heart Study,California Teachers Study,Framingham Heart Study,Jackson Heart Study,Longitudinal Survey,Tuskegee Syphilis Study,Bogalusa Heart Studies,California Teachers Studies,Framingham Heart Studies,Heart Studies, Bogalusa,Heart Studies, Framingham,Heart Studies, Jackson,Heart Study, Bogalusa,Heart Study, Framingham,Heart Study, Jackson,Jackson Heart Studies,Longitudinal Study,Longitudinal Surveys,Studies, Bogalusa Heart,Studies, California Teachers,Studies, Jackson Heart,Studies, Longitudinal,Study, Bogalusa Heart,Study, California Teachers,Study, Longitudinal,Survey, Longitudinal,Surveys, Longitudinal,Syphilis Studies, Tuskegee,Syphilis Study, Tuskegee,Teachers Studies, California,Teachers Study, California,Tuskegee Syphilis Studies
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009157 Myasthenia Gravis A disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by fatigable weakness of cranial and skeletal muscles with elevated titers of ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS or muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (MuSK) autoantibodies. Clinical manifestations may include ocular muscle weakness (fluctuating, asymmetric, external ophthalmoplegia; diplopia; ptosis; and weakness of eye closure) and extraocular fatigable weakness of facial, bulbar, respiratory, and proximal limb muscles. The disease may remain limited to the ocular muscles (ocular myasthenia). THYMOMA is commonly associated with this condition. Anti-MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,MuSK MG,MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle-Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle-Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis,Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized,Myasthenia Gravis, Ocular,Anti MuSK Myasthenia Gravis,Generalized Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle Specific Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Myasthenia Gravis,Muscle Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis,Myasthenia Gravis, Anti-MuSK,Myasthenia Gravis, MuSK,Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
D009388 Neostigmine A cholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis and to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants such as gallamine and tubocurarine. Neostigmine, unlike PHYSOSTIGMINE, does not cross the blood-brain barrier. Synstigmin,Neostigmine Bromide,Neostigmine Methylsulfate,Polstigmine,Proserine,Prostigmin,Prostigmine,Prozerin,Syntostigmine,Bromide, Neostigmine,Methylsulfate, Neostigmine
D005133 Eye Movements Voluntary or reflex-controlled movements of the eye. Eye Movement,Movement, Eye,Movements, Eye
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000084542 Eye-Tracking Technology Techniques used for EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS, which capture and measure a person’s EYE MOVEMENT and/or EYE GAZE. Eye Movement Data Analysis,Eye-Tracking,Eye-Tracking System,Eyetracking System,Eyetracking Technology,Gaze-Tracking,Gaze-Tracking System,Gaze-Tracking Technology,Gazetracking System,Eye Tracking,Eye Tracking System,Eye Tracking Technology,Eye-Tracking Systems,Eye-Tracking Technologies,Eyetracking Systems,Eyetracking Technologies,Gaze Tracking,Gaze Tracking System,Gaze Tracking Technology,Gaze-Tracking Systems,Gaze-Tracking Technologies,Gazetracking Systems,Technology, Eye-Tracking
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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