Abstract
Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy following head injury is uncommon. It can only be diagnosed with confidence if it is known to have developed immediately following trauma and if adequate investigations exclude secondary causes. The recovery is only partial and this has repercussion on patients' quality of life.
Keywords:
Cranial nerves; head trauma; magnetic resonance imaging; third nerve palsy.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Blepharoptosis / etiology
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Blepharoptosis / therapy
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Cerebral Angiography
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Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
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Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging
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Craniocerebral Trauma / therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / etiology*
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Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / therapy
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Reflex, Pupillary
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Retrospective Studies
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed