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Trochlear-oculomotor synkinesis: another congenital cranial dysinnervation disorder?

Sincinesia troclear-oculomotora: outro distúrbio congênito de denervação craniana?

ABSTRACT

This report documents an unusual phenomenon. A 6-year-old girl with trochlear-oculomotor synkinesis presented with superior oblique and palpebral levator co-contraction. The literature was reviewed and the possibility of classifying this entity as a congenital cranial dysinnervation disorder was speculated.

Keywords:
Synkinesis; Trochlear nerve; Cranial nerves/abnormalities; Oculomotor muscles; Ocular motility disorders/congenital; Case reports

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