Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Paralysis of one or more of the muscles of the eye.
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- noun medicine A complete
paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
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- noun paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye
Etymologies
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Visual loss and ophthalmoplegia after shoulder surgery.
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Salavaggione E, Milbrandt J, Pestronk A (2007) Familial parkinsonism and ophthalmoplegia from a mutation in the mitochondrial DNA helicase twinkle.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Derek P. Narendra et al. 2010
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The EBV neuropathies present with ophthalmoplegia, lumbosacral plexopathy, and sensory or autonomic neuropathy.
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Whereas diabetes insipidus is the most frequent symptom, sometimes as a result of the extension of the mass, patients can present with headaches, ophthalmoplegia and bilateral hemianopsia.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Gonca Tamer 2009
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Pituitary adenomas represent the most frequently observed type of sellar masses; however, a rapidly growing sellar tumor, diabetes insipidus, ophthalmoplegia and headaches in an old patient strongly suggest metastasis to the pituitary.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Gonca Tamer 2009
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