Schwannoma arising from a pure motor cranial nerve in sporadic cases is a rare finding. We report adult female patient presented with a seizure without oculomotor palsy. On evaluation, she was diagnosed with cystic oculomotor schwannoma and underwent surgery. She developed oculomotor palsy postoperatively. Here, we describe a rare sporadic cystic oculomotor schwannoma.
Keywords: cisternal schwannoma; cystic schwannoma; oculomotor schwannoma.
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