Ophthalmoplegia With Isolated Extraocular Muscle Hypertrophy

Cathy Meng Fei Li; David Dongkyung Kim; Larry H Allen

doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5056

Ophthalmoplegia With Isolated Extraocular Muscle Hypertrophy

JAMA Neurol. 2024 Feb 1;81(2):190-191. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5056.

Authors

Cathy Meng Fei Li¹, David Dongkyung Kim², Larry H Allen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 38190137
DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5056

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Plain language summary

A 60-year-old man is experiencing diplopia but no problems with visual acuity, pain, or other symptoms. A magnetic resonance image of the head shows abnormal thickening and T2 hyperintensity of the right lateral rectus muscle. What is your diagnosis?

MeSH terms

Humans
Hypertrophy / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Oculomotor Muscles* / diagnostic imaging
Ophthalmoplegia* / diagnostic imaging
Ophthalmoplegia* / etiology