1. [Third cranial nerve palsy and Purtscher retinopathy in a child with multiple injuries].
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Larrañaga-Fragoso P, del-Barrio Z, Noval S, Pastora N, and Royo A
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- Atrophy, Botulinum Toxins, Type A therapeutic use, Child, Preschool, Craniocerebral Trauma physiopathology, Crush Injuries complications, Edema etiology, Exotropia drug therapy, Exotropia etiology, Eyeglasses, Female, Humans, Macula Lutea pathology, Oculomotor Nerve Diseases drug therapy, Optic Nerve Diseases etiology, Orbital Fractures etiology, Retina diagnostic imaging, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Craniocerebral Trauma complications, Multiple Trauma complications, Oculomotor Nerve Diseases etiology, Retinal Hemorrhage etiology
- Abstract
Case Report: A 4 year-old girl was referred to our hospital after have suffered a severe accident. The patient was diagnosed with complete third nerve palsy in her right eye and Purtscher retinopathy in her left eye., Discussion: Purtscher retinopathy is a rare condition. The diagnosis is made on clinical ground and its treatment is not well defined although it is believed that systemic steroids could improve the visual outcome. Traumatic third nerve palsy has a poor spontaneous recovery. The use of botulinum toxin might be useful in children to improve the recovery rate, maintaining binocularity, and avoiding amblyopia in other cases., (Copyright © 2013 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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