Congenital Oculomotor Nerve Paresis With Isolated Cyclic Pupillary Spasms

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Identifier 20150224_nanos_posters_080
Title Congenital Oculomotor Nerve Paresis With Isolated Cyclic Pupillary Spasms
Creator Michael S. Salman; Ian H. Clark; Samantha F. Klassen
Affiliation (MSS) University of Manitoba/Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; (SFK) University of Manitoba/ Faculty of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; (IHC) University of Manitoba/Department of Ophthalmology, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Subject Ocular Motility; Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology; Pupils
Description Cyclic oculomotor nerve paresis is a rare and mostly congenital disorder. It is characterized by unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis with periodic spasms causing eyelid elevation, miosis and contraction of one or more of the extraocular muscles innervated by the oculomotor nerve. We discuss a 20-month old girl who presented initially with right partial congenital oculomotor nerve paresis. She subsequently developed permanent partial ptosis and isolated cyclic spasms of the pupil.
Date 2015-02-19
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
ARK ark:/87278/s6qk0q4c
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 184799
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qk0q4c
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