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Eye muscle paralysis
Eye muscle paralysis is a clinical finding in which a set of eye muscles are not entirely functional, resulting in either areas that a person cannot visualize or in double vision.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 16-year old male asked:
Bumped head yesterday and it kind of hurt my neck. Its been about 40 hours. Scared of paralysis. Neck muscles are very tense. Panic attacks all day.
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A member asked:
Is myokymia (little and non-stop contractions of the muscles around the eye and eyelid) considered normal during the bell's palsy recovery (1 month)?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Neck,left side back head,ear pain. Had slight asymmetrical smile and slight feeling of muscle weakness in eye. Tearing eye lip closed slightly crooked. Normal neuro physical exam and normal eye exam. Possible Bell's palsy?
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A 47-year old asked:
Does botulism cause muscle paralysis?
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A 34-year old asked:
How will botulism cause muscle paralysis?
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A 31-year old asked:
Name of jungle drug for muscle paralysis?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Muscle paralysis?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is effect of numbing injections muscle paralysis?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why must a spinal cord injury be followed by muscle paralysis?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can bells palsy be forehead sparing? I have facial paralysis that seems to only affect the zygomaticus muscles. I had an MRI and it was clear. I was on steroids for two weeks, its been a month and I see no improvement. Will this go away?
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A 34-year old asked:
Sleeping paralysis and muscle jerking. Seems contradictory. How does that work?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Clinically diagnosed hypokalemia periodic paralysis, I've had my lower eye lid twitch but not for 5 days straight. What could this be? What can help?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My father is suffering from paralysis.suddenly right now his left white part of left eye swell like jelly in red colour. what is the treatment for dis?
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A 34-year old asked:
Paralysis of which muscle would make someone unable to flex the thigh?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have a slight right eye lid paralysis for +- 4days now. It started becoming heavy to open up and I had no trauma or insect bite on the area.
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A 47-year old asked:
What is the best treatment for eye paralysis?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I went to sleep in class. I experienced sleep paralysis. When I woke up classmates said my eyes were wide open while I slept and I was shaking hard?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can a bad pubis symphysis adjustment (resulting in constant muscle burning, fatigue, etc) cause permanent paralysis? Do I need a readjustment to fix?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Is getting sharp pains on the right side of my head over getting mad n my jaw getting stuck a sign of facial paralysis or stroke? Also my eye twitches
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A 40-year old asked:
What viruses cause paralysis of muscles?
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A 33-year old asked:
Do your muscles get really tense during sleep paralysis?
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A 35-year old asked:
What to do if I see dark figures or owl like eyes during sleep paralysis?
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A 56-year old female asked:
What muscle or muscles keep the lower portion of your nose firm? After the bone stops? Will facial paralysis cause complete collapse eventually?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Have Bell's palsy, one month so far but noticed my eye brow on side of paralysis is higher than the normal side of face. Is this common or normal?
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A 41-year old female asked:
My mother have face paralysis 4 days ago, and not able to close eye properly, half of eyelid remain open. what will be best treatment for it?
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A female asked:
Have sharp pain behind my ear which moves along a nerve up to my neck. This is accompanied by partial face paralysis- Left eye and right cheek mlfnc?
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A 64-year old female asked:
I have facial paralysis on right. I have all the symptoms of Bells Palsy. swelling has gotten worse around my eyes and nose and constant headaches. Runny nose and neck pain. Could it be something else? What tests do I need? Its been a month?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Finally got my diagnosis. I have an injury to LTN with paralysis of Serratus anterior muscle. It has been nearly 3 yrs. Is it possible to recover?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Got spasm in depressor labii muscle after facial paralysis 15 months. Is there surgery such as selective myectomy to treat this aside from Botox?
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A 46-year old asked:
Should i be worried about sleep paralysis? I've been experiencing sleep paralysis episodes recently - i know i'm awake but i just can't move or open my eyes. What can I do to get rid of sleep paralysis?
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