Question 1

can intracranial hypertension cause unilateral eyelid/brow drooping? it fluctuates in severity throughout the day. myasthenia gravis ruled out

Accepted Answer

Neurological: This appears to be more of a neurologic problem. Have you seen a neurologist?

Question 2

have right eye drooping and nerve/head pain, fatigue, body aches. achr was low positive and ana positive. doc says not myasthenia or ms as sfemg, emg, head mri/mra, thymoma scan and lems serology were ok. second achr was negative. what could it be?

Accepted Answer

: You have had a thorough work-up for your condition. If the specialist could not come up with a diagnosis yet, I doubt if we can provide any assistance with this limited forum. Please patiently follow with your doctors.

Question 3

a friend has a droopy eyelid and the opthamologist has said he has a mass behind his eye and needs to have an mri. does this mean it is a tumor that likely needs to operated on or radiated? could their be some other mass less serious?

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Your friend's : doctor will likely be able to give him more information after the MRI results are available and the rest of the work up is complete. It would be difficult to try to answer this without the information that his evaluation will provide.

Question 4

my left eye droops, and diagnosed as myasthenia gravis, but still droops on mestinon (pyridostigmine)?

Accepted Answer

Possible: First thing we need to know, how certain is the diagnosis? Was it established by blood tests, tensilon test, biopsy? If diagnosis is assuredly myesthenia gravis (mg), it is still possible for the ocular symptoms (droopy lid, double vision) to fail to respond to mestinon (pyridostigmine). See a specialist eye md (neuro-ophthalmologist) to decide if a higher dose of mestinon (pyridostigmine), steroids, or thymus surgery may help.

Question 5

when a 31 year old start getting ptosis in there left eye and then moves to there right eye months later.. is that a sure sign of myasthenia gravis? or could it be something more simple?

Accepted Answer

: I would consider this to be myasthenia gravis until proven otherwise  A neurologist is best to consult for diagnosis, appropriate testing and treatment.

Question 6

how can a distinction be made of symptoms coming from injury or myasthenia gravis? i have pinched nerves n neck, bulg.disc, one eye lower , muscle weak

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Usually: A neurologist should be able to make that distinction.

Question 7

my cousin recently had an "insane" sharp headache behind the eye plus she often has a drooping eyelid. does this necessarily mean aneurysm?

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Worrisome: Your cousin should be seen by a neurologist without delay.

Question 8

my mother was weakness in her eye and in her body so the doctor told her that she have myasthenia gravis (mg) and give her a medicine called privigen?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is used: It is a known medicine to use for MG. Do you have any questions about it?

Question 9

what is the cost to fix droopy eyelid in the u.s.?

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Depends: The cost of surgery in part depends on the community standards in your area as well as the individual price structure of each surgeon. It also depends on the type of anesthesia required and whether the procedure is considered cosmetic or functional.  The average surgeon fee in the us in 2011 was about $3, 000 according to the asps.

Question 10

what can be done for droopy eyelids ?

Accepted Answer

Surgery: The type of surgery performed depends on the reason for the ptosis ( drooping) but surgery is the main therapy. The eye plastic surgeon or general ophthalmologist can help you with this.

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Can intracranial hypertension cause unilateral eyelid/brow drooping? it fluctuates in severity throughout the day. myasthenia gravis ruled out

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Have right eye drooping and nerve/head pain, fatigue, body aches. achr was low positive and ana positive. doc says not myasthenia or ms as sfemg, emg, head mri/mra, thymoma scan and lems serology were ok. second achr was negative. what could it be?

A member asked:

A friend has a droopy eyelid and the opthamologist has said he has a mass behind his eye and needs to have an mri. does this mean it is a tumor that likely needs to operated on or radiated? could their be some other mass less serious?

A member asked:

My left eye droops, and diagnosed as myasthenia gravis, but still droops on mestinon (pyridostigmine)?

A member asked:

When a 31 year old start getting ptosis in there left eye and then moves to there right eye months later.. is that a sure sign of myasthenia gravis? or could it be something more simple?

A member asked:

How can a distinction be made of symptoms coming from injury or myasthenia gravis? i have pinched nerves n neck, bulg.disc, one eye lower , muscle weak

A member asked:

My cousin recently had an "insane" sharp headache behind the eye plus she often has a drooping eyelid. does this necessarily mean aneurysm?

A member asked:

My mother was weakness in her eye and in her body so the doctor told her that she have myasthenia gravis (mg) and give her a medicine called privigen?

A member asked:

What is the cost to fix droopy eyelid in the u.s.?

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What can be done for droopy eyelids ?

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