THE ASTROLOGIST’S POSTURE

Authors

  • D. Parissis
  • G. Psimmenos
  • Th. Afrandou
  • P. Ioannidis
  • N. Grigoriadis

Keywords:

Myasthenia gravis, ptosis, diplopia, astrologist’s posture

Abstract

A 65-year-old man with a recent history of ocular myasthenia gravis displayed the so called astrologist’s posture, consisting of neck retroflexion, downward gaze and contraction of the frontalis muscle. This posture is thought to be a compensation for severe bilateral ptosis; however, the diagnostic value of this sign in myasthenia gravis is yet to be defined.

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Published

2017-12-01

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 6 (2017): Volume 26, No. 6, 2017

Section

Neurological Images