Superior division paresis of the oculomotor nerve caused by cryptococcal meningitis.
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ABSTRACT
A case of cryptococcal meningitis with unilateral paresis of the superior division of the oculomotor nerve was reported. The ocular signs were completely improved by antifungal therapy. This case demonstrates that divisional oculomotor paresis occurred in the subarachnoid portion of the third cranial nerve before its anatomic bifurcation.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Blepharoptosis
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Female
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Humans
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Visual Acuity
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Eye Infections, Fungal
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Oculomotor Nerve Diseases
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Adolescent
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Meningitis, Cryptococcal
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Itraconazole
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Ketoconazole
Language:
English
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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