jaw-winking syndrome; Marcus Gunn phenomenon; trigemino-oculomotor synkineses

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Pathology

Genetics

Clinical manifestations

  • nursing infants will have rhythmic upward jerking of their upper eyelid

Management

  • Treatment is usually unnecessary

More general terms

References

  1. Wikipedia: Marcus Gunn phenomenon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Gunn_phenomenon
  2. Blaydon SM and Roy H Medscape: Marcus Gunn Jaw-winking Syndrome. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1213228-overview