Lab results showed the man had an elevated white blood cell count, and a CT scan depicted a 2.9 × 3.6 × 2.2-cm collection of fluid in the lateral pterygoid, suggesting an infratemporal fossa abscess.

The lateral pterygoid muscle offers a good example of how the understanding of its function was enhanced by electromyography, beyond the simple anatomical assumptions previously held. 1 ...

The primary function of your masseter is mastication (chewing), working with three other muscles, the temporalis, lateral pterygoid, and medial pterygoid.

Eye - Marcus Gunn syndromeThe Marcus Gunn syndrome is an interesting aetiological phenomenon. Electrophysiologic studies have documented cocontraction of the involved pterygoid and levator muscles ...