Benign palsy of superior oblique muscle.
Thirteen patients with nontraumatic superior oblique muscle palsy were examined during a four to seven year follow-up period. Extensive investigations disclosed no underlying systemic or neurologic diseases. In all patients a quick improvement and recovery of the motility imbalance occurred spontaneously in about 10 weeks, suggesting a benign prognosis in the condition.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology