Cryptogenic oculomotor nerve palsy. The need for repeated neuroimaging studies.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1989
Abstract
Five children between ages 3 and 17 years developed slowly progressive oculomotor nerve palsies. No cause was found on initial clinical or neuroradiologic investigations. Subsequent computed tomography or 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass along the course of the involved oculomotor nerve in three of the five cases. The clinical and radiologic characteristics of these tumors are consistent with the diagnosis of schwannoma or, less likely, meningioma. Children with acquired oculomotor nerve palsies of initially unknown etiology should undergo imaging every two years with the expectation of eventually detecting a small tumor somewhere along the course of the oculomotor nerve.
Volume
107
Issue
3
First Page
387
Last Page
390
ISSN
0003-9950
Published In/Presented At
Abdul-Rahim, A. S., Savino, P. J., Zimmerman, R. A., Sergott, R. C., & Bosley, T. M. (1989). Cryptogenic oculomotor nerve palsy. The need for repeated neuroimaging studies. Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 107(3), 387–390. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1989.01070010397032
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
2923563
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article