Diseases

Duane Retraction Syndrome

A syndrome characterized by marked limitation of abduction of the eye, variable limitation of adduction and retraction of the globe, and narrowing of the palpebral fissure on attempted adduction. The condition is caused by aberrant innervation of the lateral rectus by fibers of the OCULOMOTOR NERVE.

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A syndrome characterized by marked limitation of abduction of the eye, variable limitation of adduction and retraction of the globe, and narrowing of the palpebral fissure on attempted adduction. The condition is caused by aberrant innervation of the lateral rectus by fibers of the OCULOMOTOR NERVE.

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46 entry terms
  • Co-Contractive Retraction Syndrome
  • Duane Anomaly
  • Duane Anomaly, Isolated
  • Duane Syndrome
  • Duane's Syndrome
  • Isolated Duane Retraction Syndrome
  • Ocular Retraction Syndrome
  • Retraction Syndrome
  • Stilling-Turk-Duane Syndrome
  • Anomaly, Duane
  • Anomaly, Isolated Duane
  • Co Contractive Retraction Syndrome
  • Co-Contractive Retraction Syndromes
  • Duane Anomalies, Isolated
  • Duanes Syndrome
  • Isolated Duane Anomalies
  • Isolated Duane Anomaly
  • Ocular Retraction Syndromes
  • Retraction Syndrome, Co-Contractive
  • Retraction Syndrome, Duane
  • Retraction Syndrome, Ocular
  • Retraction Syndromes
  • Stilling Turk Duane Syndrome
  • Stilling-Turk-Duane Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Duane
  • Syndrome, Duane Retraction
  • Syndrome, Duane's
  • Syndrome, Ocular Retraction
  • Acrorenoocular Syndrome
  • Duane Anomaly with Radial Abnormalities and Deafness
  • Duane Anomaly with Radial Ray Abnormalities and Deafness
  • Duane Retraction Syndrome 1
  • Duane Retraction Syndrome 2
  • Duane Retraction Syndrome, Type 1
  • Duane Retraction Syndrome, Type 2
  • Duane Retraction Syndrome, Type 3
  • Duane-Radial Ray Syndrome
  • Okihiro Syndrome
  • Type 1 Duane Retraction Syndrome
  • Type 2 Duane Retraction Syndrome
  • Type 3 Duane Retraction Syndrome
  • Acrorenoocular Syndromes
  • Duane Radial Ray Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Acrorenoocular
  • Syndrome, Duane-Radial Ray
  • Syndrome, Okihiro

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2000(1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Duane Retraction Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004370. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004370
  2. Duane Retraction Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_syndrome
  3. Duane Retraction Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1262684