'Apraxia' of eyelid closure and phonation: A case with Spect findings

Abstract

Although eyelid and extraocular movement abnormalities have been occasionally seen in progressive supranuclear palsy, inability of eyelid closure and ‘apraxia’ of phonation have been reported rarely in the literature. Recently, the authors encountered a patient with these initial symptoms whose SPECT revealed marked hypoperfusion defects, in the frontal subcortical region.

Key Words:

• apraxia
• eyelid closure
• phonation
• progressive supranuclear palsy
• single photon emission computerized tomography