Congenital nuclear syndrome of oculomotor nerve

Pediatr Neurol. 1993 Nov-Dec;9(6):476-8. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(93)90028-b.

Abstract

A patient is reported who suffered from a fixed, non-progressive encephalopathy caused by a lesion involving the left portion of both the mesencephalon and basal ganglia; the lesion was caused by an acquired prenatal vascular insult. The clinical expression of third cranial nerve palsy corresponds to a nuclear syndrome of the left oculomotor nerve, affecting both eyes asymmetrically, later developing into aberrant reinnervation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Basal Ganglia / physiopathology
  • Blepharoptosis / congenital*
  • Blepharoptosis / physiopathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
  • Hemiplegia / congenital
  • Hemiplegia / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / congenital*
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Mesencephalon / physiopathology
  • Muscle Spasticity / congenital
  • Muscle Spasticity / physiopathology
  • Nerve Regeneration / physiology*
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / congenital*
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / physiopathology
  • Pupil Disorders / congenital*
  • Pupil Disorders / physiopathology