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LID RETRACTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Pourfour du Petit syndrome
1, record 1, English, Pourfour%20du%20Petit%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rarely reported aetiology of unilateral mydriasis, lid retraction and exophthalmos. 1, record 1, English, - Pourfour%20du%20Petit%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de François Pourfour du Petit
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Fran%C3%A7ois%20Pourfour%20du%20Petit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de Pourfour du Petit 1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Pourfour%20du%20Petit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Association de mydriase, d'exophtalmie, d'élargissement de la fente palpébrale et accessoirement de pâleur et de refroidissement de la face. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Fran%C3%A7ois%20Pourfour%20du%20Petit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce syndrome, inverse du syndrome de Claude Bernard-Horner, est dû à l'irritation du sympathique cervical provoquée, le plus souvent, par un goitre basedowifié ou une maladie de Basedow à prédominance unilatérale. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20Fran%C3%A7ois%20Pourfour%20du%20Petit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- von Graefe's sign
1, record 2, English, von%20Graefe%27s%20sign
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thyroid eye disease, Graves’ ophthalmopathy, dysthyroid ophthalmopathy, and Graves’ disease... The common, clinically diagnostic eye signs include : von Graefe's sign(superior lid lag upon down gaze), Dalrymple's sign(eyelid retraction), Stellwag's sign(infrequent blinking), and Ballet's sign(palsy of one or more extraocular muscles). 1, record 2, English, - von%20Graefe%27s%20sign
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Graefe's sign
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- signe de von Graefe
1, record 2, French, signe%20de%20von%20Graefe
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans la maladie de Basedow, (anciennement goitre exophtalmique), défaut de synchronisme entre les mouvements de la paupière supérieure et les mouvements du globe oculaire. 1, record 2, French, - signe%20de%20von%20Graefe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- superior rectus-levator complex 1, record 3, English, superior%20rectus%2Dlevator%20complex
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Computed tomography in 16 patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathy showed enlargement of the superior rectus-levator complex in 17 of 28 orbits with lid retraction. 1, record 3, English, - superior%20rectus%2Dlevator%20complex
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- muscles droit supérieur et élévateur de la paupière
1, record 3, French, muscles%20droit%20sup%C3%A9rieur%20et%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20de%20la%20paupi%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La tomographie axiale chez 16 malades atteints de l'ophtalmopathie de Graves a démontré [une] hypertrophie des muscles droit supérieur et élévateur de la paupière dans 17 des 28 orbites avec rétraction palpébrale. 1, record 3, French, - muscles%20droit%20sup%C3%A9rieur%20et%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20de%20la%20paupi%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-03-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- muscle complex
1, record 4, English, muscle%20complex
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... no correlation was found between the amount of lid retraction and the degree of enlargement of the muscle complex. 1, record 4, English, - muscle%20complex
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- complexe musculaire
1, record 4, French, complexe%20musculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) il n'y avait pas de corrélation entre la quantité de rétraction et le degré d'hypertrophie du complexe musculaire. 1, record 4, French, - complexe%20musculaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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