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[Isolated oculomotor palsy. An unusual presentation of chronic subural hematoma]
M Ortega-Martínez1, I Fernández-Portales, J M Cabezudo
1Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Regional Universitario Infanta Cristina. Badajoz, Spain.
Abstract:
Isolated oculomotor palsy is an unusual symptom in chronic subdural hematomas and it is very rare as initial manifestation. We report a patient with a chronic subdural hematoma that presented with a complete third nerve palsy and normal consciousness. Complete recovery was achieved after surgical evacuation. Rebleeding within the hematoma cavity, most possibly favored by antiaggregating agents, was considered responsible for this rare presentation. In these cases expeditious surgical evacuation is indicated.
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