Ptosis, diplopia and statins: an association?

Eur J Neurol. 2008 Oct;15(10):e92-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02234.x. Epub 2008 Aug 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atorvastatin
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / chemically induced*
  • Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / immunology
  • Azetidines / therapeutic use
  • Blepharoptosis / chemically induced*
  • Blepharoptosis / diagnosis
  • Blepharoptosis / immunology
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Diplopia / chemically induced*
  • Diplopia / diagnosis
  • Diplopia / immunology
  • Eyelid Diseases / diagnosis
  • Ezetimibe
  • Heptanoic Acids / adverse effects*
  • Heptanoic Acids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / complications
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Myasthenia Gravis / chemically induced*
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Pain / chemically induced*
  • Pain / immunology
  • Pravastatin / adverse effects*
  • Pyrroles / adverse effects*
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use
  • Receptors, Cholinergic / immunology
  • Recurrence
  • Strabismus / chemically induced
  • Strabismus / surgery

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Azetidines
  • Heptanoic Acids
  • Pyrroles
  • Receptors, Cholinergic
  • Atorvastatin
  • Ezetimibe
  • Pravastatin