setting sun sign

setting sun sign
downward deviation of the eyes, so that each iris resembles a sun setting beneath the lower lid, with white sclera exposed between it and the upper lid; this indicates increased intracranial pressure (such as from hemorrhage or ependymitis), hydrocephalus, or a pineal gland tumor.

Setting sun sign in infant with hydrocephalus.


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