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Medial rectus muscle weakness

MedGen UID:
1635974
•Concept ID:
C4703522
•
Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0031753

Definition

Decreased strength of the medial rectus muscle. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The efficacy of botulinum neurotoxin A for the treatment of complete and partially recovered chronic sixth nerve palsy.
Repka MX, Lam GC, Morrison NA
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1994 Mar-Apr;31(2):79-83; discussion 84. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19940301-04. PMID: 8014791
The diagnosis and treatment of abduction deficiencies.
Metz HS
Ann Ophthalmol 1976 Jun;8(6):683-93. PMID: 937951

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Convergence Weakness with Intact Medial Rectus Function in Proptosis due to Orbital Tumors.
Salunke P, Karthigeyan M, Praneeth K, Kaur S, Takkar A
Neurol India 2020 Jul-Aug;68(4):840-842. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.293479. PMID: 32859825
Sex- and osteoarthritis-related differences in muscle co-activation during weight-bearing tasks.
Smith SL, Woodburn J, Steultjens MPM
Gait Posture 2020 Jun;79:117-125. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.04.019. PMID: 32402893
Long-term outcomes of strabismus surgery in Mobius sequence.
Lueder GT, Galli M
Strabismus 2019 Jun;27(2):43-46. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2019.1599402. PMID: 30958093
Transposition procedures in Duane retraction syndrome.
Doyle JJ, Hunter DG
J AAPOS 2019 Feb;23(1):5-14. Epub 2018 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.10.008. PMID: 30586616
Limb muscle quality and quantity in elderly adults with dynapenia but not sarcopenia: An ultrasound imaging study.
Chang KV, Wu WT, Huang KC, Jan WH, Han DS
Exp Gerontol 2018 Jul 15;108:54-61. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.03.019. PMID: 29604401

Diagnosis

Management of acute acquired comitant esotropia in children.
Dragomir MS, Merticariu M, Merticariu CI
Rom J Ophthalmol 2023 Jan-Mar;67(1):87-91. doi: 10.22336/rjo.2023.16. PMID: 37089805Free PMC Article
Atypical Cogan Syndrome Featuring Orbital Myositis and Dacryoadenitis.
Zhou HW, Tran AQ, Tooley AA, Miyauchi JT, Kazim M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 May-Jun 01;37(3S):S160-S162. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001835. PMID: 32991499
Sonoelastography of the trunk and lower extremity muscles in a case of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Cornelson SM, Ruff AN, Perillat M, Kettner NW
J Ultrasound 2021 Sep;24(3):343-347. Epub 2019 Jun 29 doi: 10.1007/s40477-019-00394-1. PMID: 31256365Free PMC Article
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-related ocular myositis.
Garibaldi M, Calabrò F, Merlonghi G, Pugliese S, Ceccanti M, Cristiano L, Tartaglione T, Petrucci A
Neuromuscul Disord 2020 May;30(5):420-423. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2020.02.013. PMID: 32387281
Limb muscle quality and quantity in elderly adults with dynapenia but not sarcopenia: An ultrasound imaging study.
Chang KV, Wu WT, Huang KC, Jan WH, Han DS
Exp Gerontol 2018 Jul 15;108:54-61. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.03.019. PMID: 29604401

Therapy

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-related ocular myositis.
Garibaldi M, Calabrò F, Merlonghi G, Pugliese S, Ceccanti M, Cristiano L, Tartaglione T, Petrucci A
Neuromuscul Disord 2020 May;30(5):420-423. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2020.02.013. PMID: 32387281
Gait performance and foot pressure distribution during wearable robot-assisted gait in elderly adults.
Lee SH, Lee HJ, Chang WH, Choi BO, Lee J, Kim J, Ryu GH, Kim YH
J Neuroeng Rehabil 2017 Nov 28;14(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s12984-017-0333-z. PMID: 29183379Free PMC Article
Facial nerve injury during external dacryocystorhinostomy.
Vagefi MR, Winn BJ, Lin CC, Sires BS, LauKaitis SJ, Anderson RL, McCann JD
Ophthalmology 2009 Mar;116(3):585-90. Epub 2008 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.09.050. PMID: 19091406
Breast reconstruction with superficial inferior epigastric artery flaps: a prospective comparison with TRAM and DIEP flaps.
Chevray PM
Plast Reconstr Surg 2004 Oct;114(5):1077-83; discussion 1084-5. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000135328.88101.53. PMID: 15457015
Single fiber electromyography in myasthenia gravis during pregnancy.
Massey JM, Sanders DB
Muscle Nerve 1993 May;16(5):458-60. doi: 10.1002/mus.880160504. PMID: 8390604

Prognosis

Sonographic evaluations of the skeletal muscles in patients with Pompe disease.
Chiu YH, Liao CL, Chien YH, Wu CH, Özçakar L
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2023 Jan;42:22-27. Epub 2022 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.12.002. PMID: 36508847
Sex- and osteoarthritis-related differences in muscle co-activation during weight-bearing tasks.
Smith SL, Woodburn J, Steultjens MPM
Gait Posture 2020 Jun;79:117-125. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.04.019. PMID: 32402893
Long-term outcomes of strabismus surgery in Mobius sequence.
Lueder GT, Galli M
Strabismus 2019 Jun;27(2):43-46. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2019.1599402. PMID: 30958093
Less invasive rotational acetabular osteotomy for hip dysplasia.
Maruyama M, Wakabayashi S, Tensho K
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013 Apr;471(4):1263-70. Epub 2012 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2599-6. PMID: 23008024Free PMC Article
Facial nerve injury during external dacryocystorhinostomy.
Vagefi MR, Winn BJ, Lin CC, Sires BS, LauKaitis SJ, Anderson RL, McCann JD
Ophthalmology 2009 Mar;116(3):585-90. Epub 2008 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.09.050. PMID: 19091406

Clinical prediction guides

Sonographic evaluations of the skeletal muscles in patients with Pompe disease.
Chiu YH, Liao CL, Chien YH, Wu CH, Özçakar L
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2023 Jan;42:22-27. Epub 2022 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2022.12.002. PMID: 36508847
Sex- and osteoarthritis-related differences in muscle co-activation during weight-bearing tasks.
Smith SL, Woodburn J, Steultjens MPM
Gait Posture 2020 Jun;79:117-125. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.04.019. PMID: 32402893
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-related ocular myositis.
Garibaldi M, Calabrò F, Merlonghi G, Pugliese S, Ceccanti M, Cristiano L, Tartaglione T, Petrucci A
Neuromuscul Disord 2020 May;30(5):420-423. Epub 2020 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2020.02.013. PMID: 32387281
Long-term outcomes of strabismus surgery in Mobius sequence.
Lueder GT, Galli M
Strabismus 2019 Jun;27(2):43-46. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2019.1599402. PMID: 30958093
Adult-onset chronic divergence insufficiency esotropia: clinical features and response to surgery.
Ridley-Lane M, Lane E, Yeager LB, Brooks SE
J AAPOS 2016 Apr;20(2):117-20. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2015.12.005. PMID: 26988776

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