| Title |
Third Cranial Nerve Palsy from Midbrain Neurocysticercosis |
| Creator |
Kim, JS; Jeong, SM; Moon, SY; Park, SH |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-Dong, Dundang-Su, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 463-707, Korea. jisookim@snu.ac.kr |
| Abstract |
Third cranial nerve palsy is rare in neurocysticercosis and is usually caused by supratentorial or sub-arachnoid lesions with accompanying hydrocephalus or meningitis. We report a patient who presented with third cranial nerve palsy caused by neurocysticercosis involving the midbrain. The patient showed repeated exacerbation of symptoms on tapering corticosteroids. The experience with this patient indicates that tapering of corticosteroids should be performed very slowly in such cases. |
| Subject |
Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan/cerebrospinal fluid; Antiprotozoal Agents/administration & dosage; Blepharoptosis/drug therapy; Blepharoptosis/etiology; Blepharoptosis/physiopathology; Cerebrospinal Fluid/immunology; Cysticercus/immunology; Diplopia/drug therapy; Diplopia/etiology; Diplopia/physiopathology; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Glucocorticoids/administration & dosage; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mesencephalon/pathology; Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage; Middle Older people; Neurocysticercosis/complications; Neurocysticercosis/drug therapy; Neurocysticercosis/physiopathology; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/drug therapy; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/etiology; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/physiopathology; Praziquantel/administration & dosage; Recurrence |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
225354 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sx9k9f/225354 |
