"Blepharoptosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle.
| Descriptor ID |
D001763
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.338.204
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| Concept/Terms |
Blepharoptosis- Blepharoptosis
- Blepharoptoses
- Ptosis, Eyelid
- Eyelid Ptoses
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Ptoses, Eyelid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blepharoptosis" by people in Profiles.
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Ocular cysticercosis: diagnosis and treatment. Nepal J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul-Dec; 6(2):240-1.
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Gradual onset of left-sided temporal headache and ptosis. JAAPA. 2012 Apr; 25(4):63-4.
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Visual and systemic outcomes in pediatric ocular myasthenia gravis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Oct; 150(4):453-459.e3.
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Orbital trauma, bradycardia, and vomiting: trapdoor fracture and the oculocardiac reflex: a case report. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Feb; 26(2):143-5.
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Pediatric horner syndrome: etiologies and roles of imaging and urine studies to detect neuroblastoma and other responsible mass lesions. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct; 142(4):651-9.
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A YAC contig spanning the blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome and propionic acidemia loci. Eur J Hum Genet. 1997 May-Jun; 5(3):171-4.
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Early correction of severe congenital ptosis. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1991 Sep-Oct; 28(5):271-3.