Cyclic oculomotor palsy: description of a case and hypothesis of the mechanism.

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1 May 1983

journal article
case report
Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Vol. 46 (5) , 451-453
https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.46.5.451

Abstract

An unusual case of cyclic oculomotor palsy is described where the probable cause was a supraclinoid aneurysm. A mechanism is suggested by which the features of cyclic oculomotor palsy can be explained solely by a peripheral lesion.

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