Patients classically present with a chin up head position to compensate for poor ocular elevation and ptosis, although presentations may vary. [eyewiki.aao.org]

She presented with congenital ptosis and restricted eye movements. At the age of 2 years she had bilateral ptosis repair. [cags.org.ae]

He has been the Editor in Chief, JAMA Neurology (1997- present) and a member of the Editorial Board of JAMA (1997-present). [books.google.com]

Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles type 3 presents as a non-progressive, autosomal dominant disorder with variable expression. [uniprot.org]

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  thumbs syndrome Infantile spasms-psychomotor retardation-progressive brain atrophy-basal ganglia disease syndrome Infantile-onset X-linked spinal muscular atrophy Infantile-onset ascending hereditary spastic paralysis Infantile-onset autosomal recessive [se-atlas.de]

Management General treatment Non-surgical management includes close monitoring of refractive error and treatment of amblyopia. [eyewiki.aao.org]

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It is not in any way intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care. Our staff consists of biologists and biochemists that are not trained to give medical advice . [uniprot.org]

However, identifying the specific form of CFEOM through genetic testing may be important for counseling and prognosis. [eyewiki.aao.org]

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Evaluation Strategy to Identify the Genetic Cause of CFEOM in a Proband (When Possible) Establishing a specific genetic cause of CFEOM: Can aid in discussions of prognosis (which are beyond the scope of this GeneReview) and genetic counseling; Usually [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

] Marcus Gunn jaw-winking phenomenon and other forms of aberrant innervation[2] High refractive error, especially astigmatism[3] Non-ocular findings may include include: Central nervous system abnormalities (in CFEOM3) Limb abnormalities (in CFEOM4) Etiology [eyewiki.aao.org]

High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the extraocular muscles and nerves demonstrates various etiologies of third nerve palsy. Am J Ophthalmol 2007;143:280–287. 15. Sato M. [ekjo.org]

[…] malformation syndrome Spondylocostal dysostosis-hypospadias-intellectual disability syndrome Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda, Kohn type Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, Nishimura type Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Sporadic adult-onset ataxia of unknown etiology [se-atlas.de]

Pathophysiology The Myogenic Theory: supported by earlier studies, this theory postulated that CFEOM is due to a primary myopathy with fibrosis of the extraocular muscles. [eyewiki.aao.org]

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The precise identification of the CFEOM3 genes should help to elucidate the pathophysiology of this disorder and clarify the basis of clinical heterogeneity observed in CFEOM. [jmg.bmj.com]

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Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles prevents the normal development and function of these muscles. As a result, affected individuals are unable to move their eyes normally. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

This DNA vaccine has the potential to be a safe and effective therapy to prevent Alzheimer disease. He described Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), an autosomal dominant ataxia, with William Nyhan, M.D. Ph.D, in 1976, for the first time. [books.google.com]

[…] found to be helpful, especially in cases with absence counteracting forces by the antagonist muscle.[5] Ptosis surgery: If ptosis surgery is necessary, a frontalis sling may be required due to levator palpebrae hypoplasia. [5] Caution must be taken to prevent [eyewiki.aao.org]

Surveillance is important for prevention of amblyopia, and to treat amblyopia and complications of corneal exposure [Yazdani & Traboulsi 2004]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]