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Paresis of extraocular muscles

MedGen UID:
78089
•Concept ID:
C0262918
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Extraocular muscle weakness
SNOMED CT: Paresis of extraocular muscles (35158001)

Definition

A slight or incomplete paralysis of an extraocular muscle. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParesis of extraocular muscles

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Safety Aspects of DIMS Technology Glasses, Fixation as a Marker for Amblyopia, Bielschowsky Head Tilt Test in Superior Oblique Paresis and Successful Late Topical Treatment of Orbital Infantile Hemangioma.
Jägle H, Rudolph G, Hildebrand GD
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2022 Oct;239(10):1194-1196. Epub 2022 Oct 18 doi: 10.1055/a-1927-5631. PMID: 36257301
Deficiency of depression in adduction: clinical characteristics and surgical management of the "inverted Brown pattern".
Marsh JD, Yilmaz PT, Guyton DL
J AAPOS 2016 Feb;20(1):7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2015.10.011. PMID: 26917064
The ice pack test in the differential diagnosis of myasthenic diplopia.
Chatzistefanou KI, Kouris T, Iliakis E, Piaditis G, Tagaris G, Katsikeris N, Kaltsas G, Apostolopoulos M
Ophthalmology 2009 Nov;116(11):2236-43. Epub 2009 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.04.039. PMID: 19744729

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Patient and aneurysm characteristics in multiple intracranial aneurysms.
Baumann F, Khan N, Yonekawa Y
Acta Neurochir Suppl 2008;103:19-28. doi: 10.1007/978-3-211-76589-0_6. PMID: 18496941

Diagnosis

Past pointing in comitant strabismus.
Ambrose PS, von Noorden GK
Arch Ophthalmol 1976 Nov;94(11):1896-8. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1976.03910040606003. PMID: 985165
Aneurysms of the internal carotid artery simulating pituitary tumours. Report of two cases.
Dussault J, Plamondon C, Volpe R
Can Med Assoc J 1969 Dec 27;101(13):51-6. PMID: 5364639Free PMC Article

Therapy

Extraocular Muscle Palsy in Patients with Chronic Orbital Myositis.
Akbari MR, Mirmohammadsadeghi A, Eshraghi B, Asadi Amoli F, Mehrpour M
J Binocul Vis Ocul Motil 2020 Oct-Dec;70(4):177-181. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1080/2576117X.2020.1830671. PMID: 33095116
Acute paresis of extraocular muscles associated with IgG anti-GQ1b antibody.
Yuki N
Ann Neurol 1996 May;39(5):668-72. doi: 10.1002/ana.410390517. PMID: 8619553

Clinical prediction guides

Patient and aneurysm characteristics in multiple intracranial aneurysms.
Baumann F, Khan N, Yonekawa Y
Acta Neurochir Suppl 2008;103:19-28. doi: 10.1007/978-3-211-76589-0_6. PMID: 18496941

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