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Yassine Mebrouk1, Fatima Ez-Zahra Mabrouki2
1Department of Neurology, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed I University, Oujda, MAR.
Cureus
|January 12, 2026
Summary
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO), a rare sign, can indicate a brainstem abscess. Early MRI diagnosis and antibiotic treatment led to full recovery in a patient with this exceptional infectious etiology.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Radiology
Background:
- Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) is typically linked to demyelinating disorders or infarction.
- Brainstem abscesses are an infrequent cause of INO.

