Marcus Gunn Jaw-Winking synkinesis in a neonate.
This report describes a 9-day-old female infant admitted for hypocalcemic seizures. The hypocalcemia was treated, but the infant was noted to have vesico-ureteral reflux and a mild ptosis of her left eye with rhythmic blinking during bottle feeding. The eye findings were subsequently diagnosed as Marcus Gunn jaw-winking Synkinesis.
Koelsch
Emily
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of General Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
Harrington
John W
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D002122:Calcium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002122:Calcium Chloride