منابع مشابه
Ptosis: a rare presentation of ocular cysticercosis.
BACKGROUND Cysticercosis is a common parasitic infection involving multiple systems and caused by Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the cestode, Taenia solium. The humans become infected by ingesting its eggs from contaminated food. Here, we present a case of ocular cysticercosis which presented with mild pain, ptosis, inflammation of upper eyelid and slightly restricted ocular motilit...
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Drooping of the upper eyelids is one of the most common complaints in oculoplastic practice. Other related complaints include difficulty seeing due to the attendant visual field obstruction and prefrontal headaches due to chronic use of the frontalis muscle in an attempt to lift the eyelids [1]. This anatomic and morphologic state is termed ptosis, from the Greek ‘‘to fall.’’ Ptosis causes a si...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.93291