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Inferior oblique muscle underaction

MedGen UID:
1636598
•Concept ID:
C4703511
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0031741

Definition

Reduced ocular movement by the inferior oblique muscle which improves on testing ductions, typically associated with neurogenic palsy. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInferior oblique muscle underaction

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PubMed

Deficiency of depression in adduction: clinical characteristics and surgical management of the "inverted Brown pattern".
Marsh JD, Yilmaz PT, Guyton DL
J AAPOS 2016 Feb;20(1):7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2015.10.011. PMID: 26917064
"Inverted Brown pattern": a tight inferior oblique muscle masquerading as a superior oblique muscle underaction--clinical characteristics and surgical management.
Awadein A, Pesheva M, Guyton DL
J AAPOS 2006 Dec;10(6):565-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.08.010. PMID: 17189152
Superior oblique palsy: diagnosis and treatment.
Flanders M, Draper J
Can J Ophthalmol 1990 Feb;25(1):17-24. PMID: 2328432

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Incarceration of the inferior oblique muscle branch of the oculomotor nerve in patients with orbital floor trapdoor fracture.
Takahashi Y, Sabundayo MS, Miyazaki H, Mito H, Kakizaki H
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2017 Oct;255(10):2059-2065. Epub 2017 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3790-y. PMID: 28852825
Inferior oblique myectomy for upshoots mimicking inferior oblique overaction in Duane retraction syndrome.
Awadein A
J AAPOS 2013 Jun;17(3):253-8. Epub 2013 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.01.005. PMID: 23672883

Diagnosis

Incarceration of the inferior oblique muscle branch of the oculomotor nerve in patients with orbital floor trapdoor fracture.
Takahashi Y, Sabundayo MS, Miyazaki H, Mito H, Kakizaki H
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2017 Oct;255(10):2059-2065. Epub 2017 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3790-y. PMID: 28852825
Inferior oblique myectomy for upshoots mimicking inferior oblique overaction in Duane retraction syndrome.
Awadein A
J AAPOS 2013 Jun;17(3):253-8. Epub 2013 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.01.005. PMID: 23672883

Prognosis

Incarceration of the inferior oblique muscle branch of the oculomotor nerve in patients with orbital floor trapdoor fracture.
Takahashi Y, Sabundayo MS, Miyazaki H, Mito H, Kakizaki H
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2017 Oct;255(10):2059-2065. Epub 2017 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3790-y. PMID: 28852825
Inferior oblique myectomy for upshoots mimicking inferior oblique overaction in Duane retraction syndrome.
Awadein A
J AAPOS 2013 Jun;17(3):253-8. Epub 2013 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.01.005. PMID: 23672883

Clinical prediction guides

Incarceration of the inferior oblique muscle branch of the oculomotor nerve in patients with orbital floor trapdoor fracture.
Takahashi Y, Sabundayo MS, Miyazaki H, Mito H, Kakizaki H
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2017 Oct;255(10):2059-2065. Epub 2017 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00417-017-3790-y. PMID: 28852825

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