Von Graefe's sign

Von Graefe's sign

Von Graefe's sign (lid lag sign) is the immobility or lagging of the upper eyelid on downward rotation of the eye, indicating exophthalmic goiter.Cline D; Hofstetter HW; Griffin JR. "Dictionary of Visual Science". 4th ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston 1997. ISBN 0-7506-9895-0]
A pseudo Graefe's sign shows a similar lag, but is due to aberrant regeneration of fibres of the oculomotor nerve (III) into the elevator of the upper lid. [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?pseudo-Graefe+sign Definition: pseudo-Graefe sign from Online Medical Dictionary ] ]

ee also

*Albrecht von Gräfe
*Boston's sign
*Graves orbitopathy

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