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Published on: April 14, 2014
[Acquired oculomotor paralysis in the adolescent]
F Gómez-Gosálvez1, A G Sala, A Rubio
1Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, España. fagomezgos@coma.es
Introduction:
Acquired oculomotor palsy in juvenile age are most commonly due to head trauma, tumors, migraine, vasculopathies and demyelinating diseases.
Clinical Cases:
We document three cases of paroxysmal oculomotor nerve palsy in childhood, illustrating the main clinical symptoms, neurological examination, MR images, diagnosis, treatment and evolution. Final diagnosis were: multiple sclerosis, pineoblastoma, and craniopharyngioma.
Conclusions:
Sudden oculomotor nerve palsy occurring in youth in the absence of head trauma, viral infection or migraine access, firmly suggests a serious intracranial disease, and neuroimage studies should be quickly obtained to have an early diagnosis.
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