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Adolphe Neetens, MD, PhD; Helena Smet, MD

Arch Neurol. 1988;45(9):1046-1047.

Abstract
• Apparent sustained lid lag appears to be a peculiar neuro-ophthalmologic finding in Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome. We propose that the sign occurs with peripheral facial paralysis and it results after attempted forced lid closure, rather than being of central origin.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Antwerp (Belgium).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 23, 1987.

Reprint requests to Department of Ophthalmology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2520 Edegem, Belgium (Dr Neetens).

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