Oculogyric crisis

A state of gaze in which the eyes are fixed, usually upwards, for minutes or hours. The crisis may be associated with muscle spasm of the tongue, mouth, and neck, and is often triggered by stress. It may also occur following encephalitis and in parkinsonism, or may be induced by drugs, such as phenothiazine derivatives.

 

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