Bilateral Cerebral Ptosis in a Patient with Subdural Hemorrhage: a Case Report

Brain Neurorehabil. 2021 May 3;14(2):e17. doi: 10.12786/bn.2021.14.e17. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Abstract

Although cerebral ptosis is rare, it is commonly associated with unilateral right cerebral hemisphere lesions. We report a case of a 79-year-old woman who presented with bilateral complete ptosis after a traumatic right fronto-temporo-parietal subdural hemorrhage (SDH). Bilateral ptosis was the primary manifestation of the acute right SDH, and the patient had no parenchymal lesion. Her prognosis was good, and she made a complete recovery. Right hemispheric hypoperfusion, as demonstrated on brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography, implied that the lateralization of eyelid control was in the right hemisphere, in line with previous reports.

Keywords: Cerebral Ptosis; Single-photon Emission Computerized Tomography; Subdural Hemorrhage.

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