Oculomotor nerve palsy: causes of bilateral palsy
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Oculomotor nerve palsy: causes of bilateral palsy. Multiple sclerosis (MS), Neurosarcoidosis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Inflammatory
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Neurosarcoidosis
Haemorrhages
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Tumours
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Peripheral lesions
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Miscellaneous causes
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Synonyms
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References
- Marcel-Viallet M, de Seze J, Defoort-Dhellemmes S, Wyremblewski P, Vermersch P. Bilateral third cranial nerve palsy triggered by an acute relapse of multiple sclerosis. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2005; 161:582-585.
- Seery LS, Hurliman E, Erie JC, Leavitt JA. Bilateral pupil-sparing third nerve palsies as the presenting sign of multiple sclerosis. J Neuroophthalmol 2011; 31:241-243.
- Timóteo Á, Pérez-Miralles F, Santos P, Rovira À, Tintoré M, Montalban X. Bilateral third nerve palsy with pupil involvement as the first manifestation of multiple sclerosis. Rev Neurol 2011; 53:703-704.
- Velazquez A, Okun MS, Bhatti MT. Bilateral third nerve palsy as the presenting sign of systemic sarcoidosis. Can J Ophthalmol 2001; 36:416-419.
- El Ouali O, Messouak O, Belahsen MF. Midbrain hematoma presenting with isolated bilateral palsy of the third cranial nerve in a Moroccan man: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2012; 6:197.
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