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Psychogenic Unilateral Ptosis with Ipsilateral Muscle Spasm of Orbicular Oculi
This report describes the rare case of a 27-year-oldfemale patient with conversion disorder who presented unilateral ptosis with ipsilateral musc!e spasm of orbicular oculi. The co-existing of ptosis and musc!e spasm of orbicular oculi indicates that, in accord with prior reports, the overactivity of orbicular oculi is essential in psychogenic pseudoptosis.
The co-existing of unilateral ptosis and ipsilateral musc!e spasm of orbicular oculi in the present case leads us to the conc!usion that the overactivity of orbicular oculi is essential in psychogenic pseudoptosis.
Key words: psychogenic movement disorder, conversion disorder, ptosis, muscle spasm, repetitive electromyography.
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