Bilateral ptosis and upgaze palsy with right hemispheric lesions. Ann Neurol 1996 Sep;40(3):465-8
Date
09/01/1996Pubmed ID
8797540DOI
10.1002/ana.410400320Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0029835548 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 32 CitationsAbstract
Bilateral ptosis is reported with unilateral hemispheric lesions, suggesting partial lateralization of the control of the levator palpebrae superioris. There is a tight synkinesis between vertical eye and eyelid movements, but a similar, lateralized control of vertical gaze has not been previously described. We report 3 patients with right hemispheric infarctions, in whom bilateral ptosis was accompanied by impaired upward gaze. We postulate that this lateralization of ocular motor function reflects the special contribution that the nondominant hemisphere makes to attention.
Author List
Averbuch-Heller L, Stahl JS, Remler BF, Leigh RJAuthor
Bernd F. Remler MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedBlepharoptosis
Brain
Cerebral Infarction
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Middle Aged
Oculomotor Muscles
Ophthalmoplegia
Tomography, X-Ray Computed