Elevation of one eye during tooth brushing
Elevation of one eye during tooth brushing
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DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01540-4
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发表时间:
2002-09-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Engle, EC
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作者:
Gottlob, I;Jain, S;Engle, EC
PURPOSE: To describe a patient with congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles (CFEOM) and elevation of one eye during tooth brushing.METHODS: A 9,month-old girl underwent full ophthalmologic examination. Exonic and flanking intronic sequences of the CFEOM2 ARIX gene were sequenced.RESULTS: The patient's clinical findings were consistent with classic CFEOM including chin elevation, bilateral ptosis, infraducted globes, no voluntary ocular elevation beyond midline, and convergence on attempted upgaze. During tooth brushing her right eye elevated beyond midline. This was elicited only by touching her teeth or gums but not by mouth movements. No ARIX mutations were detected.CONCLUSION: This is the first case described with CFEOM and aberrant regeneration between the nerve to the superior rectus and the trigeminal nerve. This aberrant innervation supports a primary developmental abnormality of the cranial nerves in CFEOM. (C) 2002 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.