[Oculomotor paralysis of endocrine origin. The value of x-ray scanning]

The X-ray scanning symptoms of dysthyroidal ophtalmopathy are so typical that they are enough to make the diagnosis in most of cases. Their determination through the FEMEN system increases the sensitivity of the method. The investigation of 60 cases of oculomotor palsies with a FEMEN score greater than 10 confirms that they are certainly or probably subsequent to an endocrinopathy in 93% ot the cases.