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Acute Complete Oculomotor Nerve Palsy in a Young Male Due to a Skull Base Myofibroma.

Authors :
Hoang TT
Van Le T
Tran D
Ho TD
Thi Le NH
Subramanian PS
Source :
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society [J Neuroophthalmol] 2021 Dec 01; Vol. 41 (4), pp. e759-e760.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Abstract: A 25-year-old male patient visited the ophthalmology clinic because of upper eye lid ptosis in the right eye, binocular double vision, and light sensitivity. He was diagnosed with a complete third nerve palsy caused by a skull base myofibroma, a rare clinical entity that has not been described before in oculomotor nerve palsy.<br />Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1536-5166
Volume :
41
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33449492
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001177