%0 Journal Article
%T Awakening Ptosis: A Clinical Review
%A Abidemi Idowu Otaiku
%J Archive of "Neuro-Ophthalmology".
%D 2019
%R 10.1080/01658107.2018.1474371
%X A rare condition characterized by a transient inability to open one or both eyes upon awakening from sleep was first described in 1897. Although less than a handful of papers have been written about this condition since its initial description, a well-defined clinical entity emerges from the available literature. This article reviews the history and clinical features of this unusual condition
%K Awakening ptosis
%K apraxia of eyelid opening
%K parasomnia
%K sleep
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6351019/