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Ptosis With Facial Paralysis Homeopathy Remedy

Definition:
Weakness of the upper lids with paralysis of the facial muscles.

Causes:
Fatigue, myasthenia gravis, oedema of the orbital area; stroke (cerebral thrombosis), Bell's palsy, trauma, congenital.

Symptoms:
Drooping of the lids may obscure vision. There is a loss of muscular power.

Treatment:
Gekemium sempervirens; Plumbum metallicum.

Gelsemium sempervirens: Useful with weakness, often associated with double vision. Giddiness and pain in the eyeballs.

Plumbum metallicum: Complementary to Gelsemium sempervirens.