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Neuropediatrics 2000; 31(3): 145-147
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7532
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7532
Short Communication
Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Swelling of the Third Nerve in a Child with Transient Oculomotor Paresis: A Possible Cause of Ophthalmoplegic Migraine
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)
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Transient oculomotor nerve palsy is rarely observed in childhood and mostly is recognized to be a migraine equivalent. We report an 8-year old girl who presented with recurrent attacks of transient oculomotor paresis. The clinical profile of the patient suggested transient dysfunction in the context of an ophthalmoplegic migraine. A CT scan was normal, but MRI demonstrated a swollen right oculomotor nerve.
Key words
Oculomotorius paresis - Migraine - MRI
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Dr. G. P. Ramelli
Department of Pediatrics Ospedale San Giovanni
6500 Bellinzona
Switzerland
Email: E-mail: gpramelli.osg@eoc.ch