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Double elevator palsy

MedGen UID:
573280
Concept ID:
C0339643
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: double elevator palsy; monocular elevation deficiency
SNOMED CT: Monocular elevation deficiency (232109006); Double elevator palsy (232109006)
 
HPO: HP:0020041

Definition

A type of incomitant strabismus in which both elevator muscles (i.e., the inferior oblique and superior rectus muscles) of the same eye are weak leading to restricted elevation and hypotropia. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDouble elevator palsy

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Pandey PK, Chaudhuri Z, Sharma P, Bhomaj S
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2000 Sep-Oct;37(5):273-8. PMID: 11020108

Prognosis

Khawam E, Ghazi N, Salti H
Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2000;15(4):331-42. PMID: 11093093
Caldeira JA
Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2000;15(1):29-38. PMID: 10767680
Burke JP, Ruben JB, Scott WE
Br J Ophthalmol 1992 Dec;76(12):734-7. doi: 10.1136/bjo.76.12.734. PMID: 1486075Free PMC Article
Pratt SG, Beyer CK, Johnson CC
Ophthalmology 1984 Jan;91(1):27-30. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(84)34331-7. PMID: 6709318
Callahan MA
Arch Ophthalmol 1981 Jan;99(1):108-12. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1981.03930010110014. PMID: 7458735

Clinical prediction guides

Dadeya S, Aggarwal H, Sharda S, Raghuvanshi A, Bodwal D
Strabismus 2024 Jun;32(2):108-114. Epub 2024 Mar 22 doi: 10.1080/09273972.2024.2324198. PMID: 38516834
Bansal RK, Sharma S
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2015 Mar-Apr;52(2):93-7. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20150313-11. PMID: 25973459
Mims JL 3rd
Binocul Vis Strabismus Q 2005;20(4):199-204. PMID: 16384528
Snir M, Friling R, Kalish-Stiebel H, Bourla D, Weinberger D, Axer-Siegel R
Ophthalmology 2005 May;112(5):933-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.11.058. PMID: 15878078
Pratt SG, Beyer CK, Johnson CC
Ophthalmology 1984 Jan;91(1):27-30. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(84)34331-7. PMID: 6709318

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