Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Due to a Slightly Displaced Posterior Communicating Artery, Manifested by Twitching Ptosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Due to a Slightly Displaced Posterior Communicating Artery, Manifested by Twitching Ptosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

A 20-year-old woman presented with left eye ptosis without any headache and pupillary dysfunctions. After the radiological examination, the oculomotor nerve compression was detected in the interpeduncular space by the posterior communicating artery (PCoA) with normal size and shape. The patient und...

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Main Authors: Abbas Tafakhori, Alireza Soltani Khaboushan, Aydin Taghilou, Sajad Shafiee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Oculomotor nerve
Posterior communicating artery
Ptosis
Oculomotor nerve palsy
Nerve decompression surgery
Online Access:https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/569

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