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Inverse Marcus-Gunn phenomenon is a rare congenital synkinesis where jaw opening by the pterygoid muscle (during eating or yawning) causes eyelid drooping from inhibition of the oculomotor nerve to the levator palpebrae superioris. Familial occurrence has been reported.
No clinical trials have been registered for inverse Marcus-Gunn phenomenon.
1 publication has been identified in PubMed for inverse Marcus-Gunn phenomenon. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (100%).
Noguchi K (2025). [PMID: 39811015](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39811015/). *Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC
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