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Elevated blink rate

MedGen UID:
1841735
•Concept ID:
C5826654
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0034776

Definition

The frequecy with which the eye is blinked is above the upper limit of normal. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVElevated blink rate

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Etiology

Spontaneous eye blink rate in winter seasonal affective disorder.
Barbato G, Moul DE, Schwartz P, Rosenthal NE, Oren DA
Psychiatry Res 1993 Apr;47(1):79-85. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(93)90057-n. PMID: 8516420

Therapy

Spontaneous eye blink rate in winter seasonal affective disorder.
Barbato G, Moul DE, Schwartz P, Rosenthal NE, Oren DA
Psychiatry Res 1993 Apr;47(1):79-85. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(93)90057-n. PMID: 8516420
Increased blink rate in adolescent patients with psychosis.
Karson CN, Goldberg TE, Leleszi JP
Psychiatry Res 1986 Mar;17(3):195-8. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(86)90047-8. PMID: 2871573

Clinical prediction guides

Reading between the lies: identifying concealed and falsified emotions in universal facial expressions.
Porter S, ten Brinke L
Psychol Sci 2008 May;19(5):508-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02116.x. PMID: 18466413

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