Psychogenic unilateral ptosis with ipsilateral muscle spasm of orbicular oculi

Acta Med Indones. 2012 Jul;44(3):243-5.

Abstract

This report describes the rare case of a 27-year-old female patient with conversion disorder who presented unilateral ptosis with ipsilateral muscle spasm of orbicular oculi. The co-existing of ptosis and muscle 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 muscle spasm of orbicular oculi in the present case leads us to the conclusion that the overactivity of orbicular oculi is essential in psychogenic pseudoptosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blepharoptosis / complications*
  • Blepharoptosis / psychology
  • Blepharoptosis / therapy
  • Conversion Disorder / complications*
  • Conversion Disorder / therapy
  • Eye Diseases / complications*
  • Eye Diseases / psychology
  • Eye Diseases / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Oculomotor Muscles
  • Spasm / complications*
  • Spasm / psychology
  • Spasm / therapy