Oculomotor nerve: causes of partial palsy

Evidence-based neurology checklist on oculomotor nerve: causes of partial palsy: Systemic causes Diabetes mellitus: the pupils are involved in 25% of cases Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) Vascular causes Other causes Synonyms

Systemic causes

  • Diabetes mellitus: the pupils are involved in 25% of cases
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  • Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS)

Vascular causes

Other causes

Synonyms

References

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  4. Hsieh DT, Singh R, Zecavati N, Emmanuel B. Teaching Video NeuroImage: near complete ophthalmoplegia in GQ1b antibody-positive Miller Fisher: video and MRI correlation. Neurology 2008; 71:e31.
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