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Superior rectus muscle overaction

MedGen UID:
1633428
Concept ID:
C4703515
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0031745

Definition

Excessive action of the superior rectus muscle caused by increased innervation typically as a consequence of palsy or limitation to the ipsilateral antagonist or contralateral synergist. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSuperior rectus muscle overaction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wright KW
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 1999;97:1023-109. PMID: 10703149Free PMC Article
Wallace DK, von Noorden GK
Am J Ophthalmol 1994 Jul 15;118(1):63-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72843-0. PMID: 8023877
Flanders M, Draper J
Can J Ophthalmol 1990 Feb;25(1):17-24. PMID: 2328432

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Molinari A, Ugrin MC
J AAPOS 2009 Dec;13(6):571-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.08.015. PMID: 20006819
Steel DH, Harrad RA
Am J Ophthalmol 1996 Oct;122(4):550-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72116-6. PMID: 8862053
Capó H, Guyton DL
Ophthalmology 1996 May;103(5):721-30. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30623-4. PMID: 8637680

Diagnosis

Steel DH, Harrad RA
Am J Ophthalmol 1996 Oct;122(4):550-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72116-6. PMID: 8862053
Capó H, Guyton DL
Ophthalmology 1996 May;103(5):721-30. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30623-4. PMID: 8637680

Therapy

Capó H, Guyton DL
Ophthalmology 1996 May;103(5):721-30. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30623-4. PMID: 8637680
Grimmett MR, Lambert SR
Am J Ophthalmol 1992 Jul 15;114(1):72-80. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)77415-x. PMID: 1621788

Clinical prediction guides

Kushner BJ
Am Orthopt J 2011;61:88-102. doi: 10.3368/aoj.61.1.88. PMID: 21856877
Kushner BJ
Arch Ophthalmol 2010 Dec;128(12):1604-9. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.301. PMID: 21149788
Steel DH, Harrad RA
Am J Ophthalmol 1996 Oct;122(4):550-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72116-6. PMID: 8862053
Feldon SE, Levin L
Br J Ophthalmol 1990 Aug;74(8):484-5. doi: 10.1136/bjo.74.8.484. PMID: 2390525Free PMC Article

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