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. 1995 Dec;59(6):629–632. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.59.6.629

Eyelid "apraxia" in patients with motor neuron disease.

K Abe 1, H Fujimura 1, C Tatsumi 1, K Toyooka 1, S Yorifuji 1, T Yanagihara 1
PMCID: PMC1073760  PMID: 7500103

Abstract

Three patients with motor neuron disease had eyelid "apraxia" with impaired voluntary but preserved involuntary eyelid movements. Attempts were made to localise the lesions responsible with neuroimaging and neuropathological examination.

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