Ewart Phenomenon
Ewart Phenomenon
This is the elevation of ptotic eyelid on swallowing, a synkinetic movement. The mechanism is said to be aberrant regeneration of fibers from the facial (VII) nerve to the oculomotor (III) nerve innervating the levator palpebrae superioris muscle.
Cross References
Ptosis; Synkinesia, Synkinesis
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