Aetiology analysis of 35 patients firstly diagnosed with oculomotor palsy
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    AIM: To analyze the causes and characteristics of 35 patients suffering from oculomotor palsy

    METHODS: The outcomes in a series of 35 patients with oculomotor palsy from January, 2009 to December, 2012 in our hospital were retrospectively evaluated. Blood glucose, computed tomography(CT), magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), magnetic resonance angiography(MRA), and digital subtraction angiography(DSA)were underwent to analyze its causes and characteristics.

    RESULTS: In 35 cases, causes were head injury in 10 patients(29%), intracalvarium inflammation in 8 cases(23%), diabetes in 6 cases(17%), intracranial aneurysm in 4 cases(11%), intracranial neoplasm in 4 cases(11%), cerebral infarction, cerebrovascular hemorrhage and unknown in 1 case(3%), respectively.

    CONCLUSION: The causes resulting oculomotor palsy were multiplicity, head injury is the most common cause of oculomotor palsy. The other common causes include intracalvarium inflammation and diabetes mellitus. The causes exist some characteristics in different age stages, determine the causes is important extremely for treatment in correct.

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Yi-Min Pu, Zhi-Ke Xu, Zong-Shun Liu, et al. Aetiology analysis of 35 patients firstly diagnosed with oculomotor palsy. Guoji Yanke Zazhi( Int Eye Sci) 2013;13(8):1694-1696

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  • Received:May 13,2013
  • Revised:July 12,2013
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  • Online: July 29,2013
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