Marcus Gunn Jaw-Winking Syndrome (MGJWS) is due to aberrant innervation of the levator muscle of the upper eyelid by a branch of the motor division of the trigeminal nerve that supplies the muscles of mastication. MGJWS is often congenital in origin and usually presents unilaterally. Here we describe a case of unilateral MGJWS in a 6-year-old female patient with unilateral ptosis.
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