Purpose To estimate the proportion of patients presenting with isolated third, fourth, or sixth
cranial nerve palsy of presumed microvascular origin versus other causes. Design …

On the basis of recently published data, we recommend contrast-enhanced MRI for all
patients presenting with acute, isolated ocular motor mononeuropathies irrespective of age …

There is a significant number of individual patients with cranial nerve palsies as the sole
manifestation of MRI-and, less frequently, CT-documented small brainstem infarctions or …

PURPOSE To compare the MR characteristics of the oculomotor nucleus with its
appearance on anatomic images. METHODS Specimens of cadaveric brains were imaged …

BACKGROUND We report a case of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy caused by a midbrain
hemorrhage. CASE DESCRIPTION A 75-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of …

Recent articles in the scientific literature have described major advances in our
understanding of the anatomy and vascular relationships of the three ocular motor nerves …

Isolated cranial nerve palsies are often attributed to lesions of the respective nerves along
their extraaxial courses. There are a significant number of reports of individual patients with …

There is a significant number of individual patients with ocular motor nerve palsies as the
only clinical sign of MRI-and, less frequently, CT-documented small brainstem lesions with a …

We report a case presenting with bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) resulting from a
midbrain hemorrhage. The patient visited the ophthalmological clinic due to the sudden …

Discussion Reports of patients suffering isolated mesencephalic hemorrhages are relatively
infrequent. The longest series are those of Link et al.[2], Weisberg [3] andFingerote et al.[4] …