In Graves' disease, increased muscle tension and reduced elasticity of affected muscles is primarily caused by active muscle contracture: by H.J. Simonsz and G. Kommerell. Neuro-ophthalmology 9:243, 1989

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Increased muscle tension and reduced elasticity of affected muscles in recent-onset Graves' disease caused primarily by active muscle contraction

✍ H. J. Simonsz; G. Kommerell 📂 Article 📅 1989 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 496 KB

In 3 patients with Graves' disease of recent onset, length-tension diagrams were made during surgery for squint under eyedrop anesthesia. The affected muscles were found to be very stiff when the other eye looked straight ahead. It was expected that these stiff muscles would be able to shorten to so