Restoration of involuntary tonic contraction of the levator muscle in patients with aponeurotic blepharoptosis or Horner syndrome by aponeurotic advancement using the orbital septum

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-89

  Matsuo, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aponeurotic advancement; Aponeurotic blepharoptosis; Desensitisation; Involuntary tonic contraction of the levator muscle; M ller's muscle; Orbital septum; Phenylephrine instillation; Resensitisation

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUELLER CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; ORBIT; PTOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VISUAL FIELD; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0037266228     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310005603     Document Type: Article

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