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=== Clinic === | === Clinic === | ||
* | * It is an [[Entities list|entity]], also called extraocular muscle palsy | ||
* It usually involves | * It usually involves three cranial nerves | ||
**Third ( | **Third ( CN-3, Oculomotor) | ||
**Fourth ( | **Fourth (CN-4, Trochlear) | ||
**Sixth ( | **Sixth (CN-6, Abducens) | ||
=== Sign / Symptoms === | |||
'''[[Diplopia|Double vision]]''' is the characteristic symptom in all three cases. | |||
* In oculomotor paralysis, the eye drifts outward and slightly downward and has difficulty turning inward and upward. In addition, ptosis is occurred. Also pupil may be enlarged | |||
* Trochlear paralysis involve superior oblique, causes a vertical deviation of the affected eye. | |||
* Abducens nerve paralysis affects lateral rectus, therefore the affected eye turns inward toward the nose and cannot fully turn outward. | |||
=== Causes === | === Causes === | ||
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* Congenital abnormalities, trauma, tumours | * Congenital abnormalities, trauma, tumours | ||
* [[MS, Multiple Sclerosis|MS]] | * [[MS, Multiple Sclerosis|MS]] | ||
* Vascular disease such as that associated with diabetes | * Vascular disease such as that associated with [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]] | ||
* [[Myasthenia gravis]] | * [[Myasthenia gravis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:10, 28 January 2024
Clinic
- It is an entity, also called extraocular muscle palsy
- It usually involves three cranial nerves
- Third ( CN-3, Oculomotor)
- Fourth (CN-4, Trochlear)
- Sixth (CN-6, Abducens)
Sign / Symptoms
Double vision is the characteristic symptom in all three cases.
- In oculomotor paralysis, the eye drifts outward and slightly downward and has difficulty turning inward and upward. In addition, ptosis is occurred. Also pupil may be enlarged
- Trochlear paralysis involve superior oblique, causes a vertical deviation of the affected eye.
- Abducens nerve paralysis affects lateral rectus, therefore the affected eye turns inward toward the nose and cannot fully turn outward.
Causes
- Congenital abnormalities, trauma, tumours
- MS
- Vascular disease such as that associated with diabetes
- Myasthenia gravis