title: Duane syndrome with prominent oculo-auricular phenomenon.
abstract: Duane syndrome is a congenital cranial dysinnervation disorder involving absent or anomalous innervation of the lateral and medial rectus muscles that is sometimes associated with other manifestations of dysinnervation. We describe a patient with right esotropic Duane syndrome with a long-standing retroauricular tugging sensation in right gaze who was noted to have prominent ipsilateral oculo-auricular phenomenon, representing either abnormal enhancement of existing innervation or an uncommon dysinnervation. After successful strabismus surgery the tugging sensation improved but the phenomenon could still be elicited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Aubrey L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School. Electronic address: david.hunter@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hunter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004370:Duane Retraction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015348:Vision, Binocular / Q000502:physiology*