Recurrent ptosis due to myopathy of the levator palpebrae superioris.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/jnnp.2008.149872.
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Abstract
The authors report the 10-year follow-up of a case with a recurrent ptosis affecting both eyelids independently. The histology of the levator palpebrae superioris and Müller's muscle was consistent with a localised myopathic process. A therapeutic response to acetazolamide suggests that ion-channel dysfunction may be the underlying cause for this new myopathy.
Medical subject headings
- Blepharoptosis
- Eyelid Diseases
- Muscular Diseases