Isolated Bilateral Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsies as the Presenting Sign of Hydrocephalus
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Isolated Bilateral Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsies as the Presenting Sign of Hydrocephalus
Midbrain lesions leading to bilateral fourth nerve palsies are typically accompanied by other brainstem symptomatology. Here we report a case of a 29-year-old man with hydrocephalus and significant third ventricle dilation applying pressure on the dorsal midbrain and having as only manifestation isolated, bilateral fourth cranial nerve palsies. This finding, reported now for the first time, cou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000330336