Divergence Paralysis

Divergence paralysis with raised intracranial pressure

Divergence paralysis is characterized by acquired horizontal homonymous diplopia when viewing distant objects but without limitation of ocular movements (Bielschowsky, I935). Although raised intracranial pressure is a significant aetiological factor in the production of divergence paralysis (Bender and Savitsky, I940; Chamlin and Davidoff, I950, 1951), there has been much diversity of opinion a...

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Divergence paralysis caused by acute midbrain infarction.

A 41-year-old woman with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and dyslipidemia abruptly developed vertigo, truncal ataxia and divergence paralysis. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the presence of infarction in the left superior paramedian mesencephalic artery involving the vicinity of the periaqueductal gray matter. The symptoms rapidly resolved under the administration of anti-p...

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Paralysis of Divergence in Encephalitis Lethargica.

the after-treatment, as at the first dressing, the pupil reacted promptly to light. The filtration is very marked, and the tension is still somewhat subnormal. The fourth patient, operated on March 11 last, also had normal tension and good filtration. In concluding, I hope I have rendered easier the operation for simple glaucoma, and as far as I am concerned, I can assure you that facing suffer...

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