Congenital absence of extraocular muscles: MR demonstration.
We describe a case of an infant with complete congenital absence of the extraocular muscles, noted at surgery and confirmed by multiplane MR, which found no evidence of extraocular muscle tissue. This almost certainly represents an extreme form of bilateral congenital fibrosis syndrome.
Brady
A P
AP
Institute of Radiological Sciences, Mater Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Stack
J P
JP
O'Keeffe
M
M
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*