Cyclic oculomotor palsy: description of a case and hypothesis of the mechanism

D E Bateman; M Saunders

doi:10.1136/jnnp.46.5.451

Cyclic oculomotor palsy: description of a case and hypothesis of the mechanism

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1983 May;46(5):451-3. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.5.451.

Authors

D E Bateman¹, M Saunders

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Middlesbrough General Hospital, UK.

Abstract

An unusual case of cyclic oculomotor palsy is described where the probable cause was a supraclinoid aneurysm. A mechanism is suggested by which the features of cyclic oculomotor palsy can be explained solely by a peripheral lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
Oculomotor Nerve / physiopathology*
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / etiology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / physiopathology