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Curtain Sign - Enhanced Ptosis in Myasthenia Gravis
Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when the more affected
Sign - Enhanced Ptosis ... Because of bilateral eyelid ... enhancement of the ptosis ... Sign #Enhanced #Ptosis ... #physicalexam #eyelid
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Drooping of the upper eyelid ... that elevate the eyelid ... muscle of the upper eyelid ... trauma to the eyelid ... Cicatrization • Eyelid
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Orbicularis Reflex ... found, such as the orbicular ... To evaluate the Orbicular ... contraction of the orbicularis ... semiologianeurologica #Orbicularis
Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - Physical Exam Maneuvers
 • Sustained lateral gaze for seconds to elicit
elicit fatigable ptosis ... • Lifting the ptotic ... eyelid will cause ... the other eyelid ... law) • Testing eyelid
Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
face and neck • Miosis ... impaired dilation) • Ptosis ... Müller's muscle - Ptosis
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Also that right eyelid ... left (known as ptosis ... Horners #Syndrome #Ptosis
Enhanced Ptosis - Curtain Sign in Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when
Enhanced Ptosis ... Because of bilateral eyelid ... enhancement of the ptosis ... ophthalmology #ocular #Ptosis
Enhanced Ptosis - Curtain Sign in Myasthenia Gravis on Physical Exam

Because of bilateral eyelid innervation, when
Enhanced Ptosis ... Because of bilateral eyelid ... enhancement of the ptosis ... ophthalmology #ocular #Ptosis
Slit Lamp Evaluation Mnemonic - L's & C's

Mnemonic for systematically assessing all portions of the eye,
portions of the eye, eyelid ... examination: Lids (eyelids
Bell's Sign on Physical Exam

The clinical sign resulting from functional insufficiency of the eyelid orbicularis was
insufficiency of the eyelid ... orbicularis was ... #Bells #Sign #Eyelids ... #orbicularis #Neurology