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Isolated palsy of the superior branch of the oculomotor nerve due to chronic erosive sphenoid sinusitis.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 1993, Volume 13, Issue 4
Date 1993-12
Language eng
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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
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Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 225948
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6642vtm

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Title Isolated palsy of the superior branch of the oculomotor nerve due to chronic erosive sphenoid sinusitis.
Creator Stefanis, L.; Przedborski, S.
Affiliation Department of Neurology, College of Physician & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Abstract We report one case with isolated unilateral superior branch oculomotor nerve palsy due to an erosive sphenoid sinusitis. Within 8 weeks after surgical drainage of the sphenoid sinusitis, the patient recovered fully from the superior branch oculomotor palsy. In view of the dramatic clinical improvement that followed surgery, we hypothesized a compression of the superior branch of the oculomotor nerve by the sphenoidal abscess. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a superior branch oculomotor nerve palsy related to an erosive sinusitis and cured by sinusotomy, a safe and simple surgical procedure. Thus, we believe that our observation bears some practical implications of clinical importance in the management of patients who present partial oculomotor nerve palsy.
Subject Abscess; Older people; Older people, 80 and over; Blepharoptosis; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Sphenoid Sinus; Sphenoid Sinusitis; Tomography, X-Ray Coputed
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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 225929
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6642vtm/225929
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