BROWN SYNDROME

Course overview

TRUE BROWN SYNDROME IS DUE TO CONGENITAL CAUSES, WITH A CONSTANT LIMITATION OF ELEVATION AND A POSITIVE TRACTION TEST SECONDARY TO A TIGHT SUPERIOR OBLIQUE TENDON. PSEUDO-BROWN SYNDROME ENCOMPASSES ACQUIRED AND INTERMITTENT CASES, AS WELL AS CASES NOT DUE TO SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE-TENDON PATHOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM BROWN SYNDROME.