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What does ophthalmoplegia mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) A complete paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements.
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Rarer subtypes include the Miller-Fisher variant, which presents with ophthalmoplegia, sensory ataxia, and areflexia.
The patient was observed until approximately 20 months later, when he developed new complaints of a 4.5-kg weight loss, bone and joint pain, and ophthalmoplegia.
Cranial nerve musculature is less involved, and ophthalmoplegia is rare.
Diplopia, blepharoptosis, and ophthalmoplegia and 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor use.
The latter would not explain the possible ophthalmoplegia and difficulty with ambulation, however.
The patient also had ophthalmoplegia and suffered from right corneal anaesthesia and right hypoaesthesia of the cheek.

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