Selected lid problems in neurologic practice.
Ptosis is a common clinical finding. The many causes of ptosis include involutional (aging), myopathic, neuropathic, congenital, infectious, tumorous, traumatic, and inflammatory processes. This article reviews recent literature on some causes of ptosis and other lid conditions.
Kosmorsky
Gregory S
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Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Mail Code I-30, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. kosmorg@ccf.org
Fiddler
Alyssa
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D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications