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Neuroradiological and clinical features in ophthalmoplegia
Stefan Weidauer1, Christian Hofmann2, Marlies Wagner3
1Department of Neurology, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Teaching Hospital of the Goethe University, Seckbacher Landstraße 65, 60389, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. stefan.weidauer@sankt-katharinen-ffm.de.
Purpose:
Especially in acute onset of ophthalmoplegia, efficient neuroradiological evaluation is necessary to assist differential diagnosis, clinical course, and treatment options.
Methods:
Different manifestations of ophthalmoplegia are explained and illustrated by characteristic neuroradiological and clinical findings.
Results:
To present those ophthalmoplegic disorders in a clear manner, this review refers to different neuroanatomical structures and compartments. From neuroophthalmological point of view, diseases going ahead with ophthalmoplegia can be divided into (1) efferent infranuclear/peripheral disturbances involving oculomotor cranial nerves, (2) conjugate gaze abnormalities due to internuclear or supranuclear lesions, and (3) diseases of the extraocular eye muscles or their impairment due to intraorbital pathologies.
Conclusion:
The knowledge of the relationship between neurological findings in ophthalmoplegia and involved neuroanatomical structures is crucial, and neuroradiology can be focused on circumscribed anatomical regions, using optimized investigation protocols.
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