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disease > eye disease > oculomotor syndrome > Marcus-Gunn ptosis
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Marcus-Gunn ptosis  

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  • Marcus Gunn phenomenon is an autosomal dominant condition with incomplete penetrance, in which nursing infants will have rhythmic upward jerking of their upper eyelid. This condition is characterized as a synkinesis: when two or more muscles that are independently innervated have either simultaneous or coordinated movements. (Wikipedia)

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