Myasthenia gravis and Neostigmine.

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1947
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Myasthenia gravis and Neostigmine. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The muscular weakness characteristic of myasthenia gravis (a neuromascular disease) is demonstrated by asking a patient to make various movements. Neostigmine and atropine are then given, and the patient is shown repeating the same movements. 1 segment.

Publication/Creation

United Kingdom : Wellcome Foundation Film Unit, 1947.

Physical description

1 encoded moving image (3.08 min.) : silent, color

Duration

00:03:08

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Wellcome Trust; 2009

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In English

Creator/production credits

Made by the Wellcome Foundation Film Unit with Dr. C.A. Keele and Dr. D. McAlpine (Middlesex Hospital, London).

Contents

Segment 1 The intertitles describe the symptoms of myasthenia gravis: weakness of facial, neck and limb muscles. A female patient is shown. She tries to raise her eyebrows and move and open her eyes. She tries to frown and close her eyes. The intertitles describe her mouth and arm movements as weak. The intertitles say that neostigmine and atropine are given intramuscularly and after 10 minutes the patient is shown repeating the same movements. Her movements are improved. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:03:07:24 Length: 00:03:07:24

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