Superior branch palsy of the oculomotor nerve caused by acute sphenoid sinusitis.
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| ID: sea-43143
ABSTRACT
A 52-year-old man presented with unilateral headache for 6 days. Physical examination revealed an ipsilateral paresis of the superior division of the oculomotor nerve with chemosis. CT scan of the paranasal sinuses showed ipsilateral sphenoid sinusitis with cavernous sinus involvement. The symptoms were completely improved by medical treatment only.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Oculomotor Nerve Diseases
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Sphenoid Sinusitis
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Acute Disease
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Middle Aged
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Nerve Compression Syndromes
Language:
English
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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