Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child
BACKGROUND: Palsy of the oculomotor nerve is rarely seen in children, and comprehensive guidelines for management and outcome are difficult to find. CASE: Here we describe a 8 month old boy with left sided ptosis and infero-leteral deviation of left eye and normally reacting pupil and CSF antimeasle...
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| author | Jayitri Mazumdar Chandana Chakraborti Arundhati Banerjee Mousumi Nandi |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Palsy of the oculomotor nerve is rarely seen in children, and comprehensive guidelines for management and outcome are difficult to find.
CASE: Here we describe a 8 month old boy with left sided ptosis and infero-leteral deviation of left eye and normally reacting pupil and CSF antimeasles antibody titre negative.
OUTCOME: The ptosis improved within 3 weeks with no residual neurodeficit.
MESSAGE: Viral mononeuritis leading to partial 3rd nerve palsy is a rare entity in children till date. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51acd0fcbef949c9ae76fc2cab2154302022-12-22T03:44:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsOman Journal of Ophthalmology0974-620X2017-01-0110211711910.4103/0974-620X.209115Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old childJayitri MazumdarChandana ChakrabortiArundhati BanerjeeMousumi NandiBACKGROUND: Palsy of the oculomotor nerve is rarely seen in children, and comprehensive guidelines for management and outcome are difficult to find. CASE: Here we describe a 8 month old boy with left sided ptosis and infero-leteral deviation of left eye and normally reacting pupil and CSF antimeasles antibody titre negative. OUTCOME: The ptosis improved within 3 weeks with no residual neurodeficit. MESSAGE: Viral mononeuritis leading to partial 3rd nerve palsy is a rare entity in children till date.http://www.ojoonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-620X;year=2017;volume=10;issue=2;spage=117;epage=119;aulast=MazumdarPartial CN-III palsyptosisviral mononeurities |
| spellingShingle | Jayitri Mazumdar Chandana Chakraborti Arundhati Banerjee Mousumi Nandi Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child Oman Journal of Ophthalmology Partial CN-III palsy ptosis viral mononeurities |
| title | Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child |
| title_full | Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child |
| title_fullStr | Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child |
| title_short | Viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child |
| title_sort | viral mononeurities causing partial oculomotor nerve palsy in an 8 month old child |
| topic | Partial CN-III palsy ptosis viral mononeurities |
| url | http://www.ojoonline.org/article.asp?issn=0974-620X;year=2017;volume=10;issue=2;spage=117;epage=119;aulast=Mazumdar |
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