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Ptosis in Patients with Hemispheric Strokes Neurol 58:620-624, Averbuch-Heller,L.,et al, 2002 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Twenty-four (37.5%) of the patients with strokes had neurogenic ptosis, which was bilateral in 10 and unilateral in 14. None of the control subjects had neurogenic ptosis. All patients with strokes with ptosis had a hemiparesis. Rightward gaze deviation and upgaze paresis were more common (p<0.05) in the patients with ptosis compared with others who had had strokes. Ptosis occurs frequently in patients with hemispheric strokes, especially in association with right hemispheric lesions. C omplete bilateral ptosis is usually caused by large infarctions and may be a premonitory sign of an impending herniation.

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