Bilateral External Ophthalmoplegia in Uremia

Congenital external ophthalmoplegia.

Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia

S U M M A R Y — Th i s s tudy quantif ies the m a i o r e lect ron m i c r o s c o p i c changes in l imb muscle b iops ies f r o m 31 out of 34 pat ients wi th the s y n d r o m e of ch ron ic p rogress ive external oph tha lmopleg ia . Pat ients w e r e d iv ided into three cl inical g r o u p s — A ) 10 sporad ic cases wi th musc l e weakness o n l y ; B ) 9 familial cases w i t h musc le we...

Bilateral ophthalmoplegia in a child with migraine.

BACKGROUND In children, migraine with or without aura is a common entity, however variants like recurrent painful optic neuropathy (RPON) is rarely encountered. CASE RESULT A 9 year old boy presented with headache for 1 week and restricted movements and drooping in both eyes for last 3 days. On examination he had bilateral ophthalmoplegia and ptosis. History of migrainous headache was present...

Cardiac abnormalities in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia.

This report describes heart disease in a 32-year-old man with the syndrome of chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). The surface electrocardiogram showed first degree AV block and left bundle-branch block and there was HV prolongation on the His bundle electrogram. Endomyocardial biopsy showed the changes of hypertrophy on light microscopy, and on electron microscopy there were in...

Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia following head trauma

A 35‐year‐old male presented to the emergency department (ED) after a traffic accident. The patient had a frontal scalp laceration, brief loss of consciousness with retrograde amnesia, headache, and dizziness. There was no evidence of ocular or periorbital trauma. Initially, brain computed tomography performed in the ED revealed no specific finding. After regaining full consciousness, the patie...