Isolated Oculomotor Nerve Palsy due to Midbrain Cavernous Malfomation.
- Author:
Sooyeoun YOU
1
;
Hyun Seok SONG
;
Jung Ho HAN
;
Ji Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University, Medical research institute, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Oculomotor nerve;
Midbrain;
Cavernous hemangioma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Caves;
Diplopia;
Female;
Hemangioma, Cavernous;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Mesencephalon;
Neurologic Examination;
Oculomotor Nerve;
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases;
Paralysis;
Pupil
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2009;27(2):174-175
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 36-year-old previously healthy woman developed diplopia and right-sided ptosis. Neurological examinations were normal except for palsy in the right third cranial nerve with pupil involvement. CT and MRI revealed a cavernous hemangioma with recent bleeding in the right midbrain. This case indicates that midbrain cavernous hemangioma can be a rare cause of isolated pupil involving palsy of the third cranial nerve.
