Definition:
Opththalmoplegia pertains an eye abnormality characterized by the paralysis of eye muscles. It may also be spelled alternatively as opththalmoplegia.
Symptoms and Signs:
The primary symptom of opththalmoplegia is eye muscle paralysis, which may occur alongside: eye muscle weakness; eye muscle wasting; impairment in eyeball movement; as well as difficulty or inability to move the eyes.
Causes:
Opththalmoplegia has no definite cause. However, the disease has been linked to certain underlying conditions, in particular: brain disorders such as strokes, encephalitis, brain tumor, and multiple sclerosis; as well as muscle disorders such as myasthenia gravis.
Other possible underlying causes are: acute thiamine deficiency, botulism, ocular dystrophy, and acute inflammatory cranial polyneuropathy.
