Double elevator palsy

What it means

A type of incomitant strabismus in which both elevator muscles (i.e., the inferior oblique and superior rectus muscles) of the same eye are weak leading to restricted elevation and hypotropia.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category