Masticatory diplopia

Ear Nose Throat J. 2008 Jan;87(1):39, 47.

Abstract

We report a case of diplopia that was exacerbated by chewing in a patient who had sustained facial fractures in a motorcycle crash. The diplopia was corrected surgically 1 year following the accident. To the best of our knowledge, masticatory diplopia as a result of adhesion of the temporalis muscle to the periorbita secondary to facial trauma has not been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic*
  • Chewing Gum*
  • Diplopia / diagnosis
  • Diplopia / etiology*
  • Facial Injuries / complications*
  • Female
  • Fractures, Bone / complications*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Motorcycles*

Substances

  • Chewing Gum