Bilateral painful idiopathic ophthalmoplegia: a case report

Headache. 2007 Jun;47(6):848-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00798.x.

Abstract

Around 3% of the individuals with painful ophthalmoplegia have bilateral complaints. In the vast majority of these cases, appropriate investigation demonstrates a secondary etiology, and we are not aware of idiopathic cases reported. Herein we report a case of bilateral ophthalmoplegia where extensive investigation did not suggest a secondary cause.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Blepharoptosis / drug therapy
  • Blepharoptosis / etiology
  • Blepharoptosis / physiopathology
  • Dexamethasone / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Ophthalmoplegia / drug therapy
  • Ophthalmoplegia / etiology*
  • Ophthalmoplegia / physiopathology
  • Remission Induction
  • Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / complications*
  • Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / physiopathology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Dexamethasone