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Marcus Gunn phenomenon is an autosomal dominant condition with incomplete penetrance, in which nursing infants will have rhythmic upward jerking of their upper eyelid. This condition is characterized as a synkinesis : when two or more muscles that are independently innervated have either simultaneous or coordinated movements.
Mandy Bardisbanian, 33, is one of only 300 people in the world with Marcus Gunn Jaw-winking syndrome - which has caused her to be bullied and self-harm. The rare genetic disorder means nerves and ...
A relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD), also known as a Marcus Gunn pupil (after Robert Marcus Gunn), is a medical sign observed during the swinging-flashlight test [1] whereupon the patient's pupils excessively dilate when a bright light is swung from the unaffected eye to the affected eye. The affected eye still senses the light and ...
However, papillitis may be unilateral, whereas papilledema is almost always bilateral. Papillitis can be differentiated from papilledema by an afferent pupillary defect (Marcus Gunn pupil), by its greater effect in decreasing visual acuity and color vision, and by the presence of a central scotoma. Papilledema that is not yet chronic will not ...
Brown syndrome can be divided in two categories based on the restriction of movement on the eye itself and how it affects the eye excluding the movement: [3] Congenital (present at birth) Brown syndrome results from structural anomalies other than a short tendon sheath but other fibrous adhesions may be present around the trochlear area.
Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger looks just like Santa Claus on the set of his upcoming Christmas movie, "The Man with the Bag."
Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a rare sudden, paroxysmal, dystonic reaction that may manifest in response to specific drugs, particularly neuroleptics, or medical conditions, such as movement disorders.