Diplopia: a diagnostic challenge with common and rare etiologies
| Autor: | Marco Narciso, Ana Miranda, Teresa Fonseca, Luis Mieiro, Mariana Alves |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases genetic structures Pyridines Extraocular muscles Brain Ischemia Meningioma Diagnosis Differential Neurologic Manifestations Diabetic Neuropathies medicine Diplopia Meningeal Neoplasms Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives Adverse effect Aged Vision Binocular business.industry General Medicine Articles medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging eye diseases Surgery Zolpidem Oculomotor Muscle medicine.anatomical_structure Oculomotor Muscles Etiology Female medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business Tomography X-Ray Computed Orbit (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1941-5923 |
| Popis: | Case series Patient: Male, 71 • Female, 41 • Famale, 67 Final Diagnosis: Diabetic neuropathy • meningioma • drug-induced diplopia Symptoms: Diplopia Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Clinical and imagiologic study Specialty: Ophthalmology Objective: Challenging differential diagnosis Background: Diplopia is a symptom with very different etiologies. It may be caused by pathology in the eye, orbit, extraocular muscles, neuromuscular junction, or in the central nervous system. Case Reports: Three clinical cases of hospitalization due to isolated diplopia are presented here, illustrating different etiologies. Conclusions: The present article aims to address the differential diagnosis of this clinical condition and to warn of less frequent causes of diplopia, such as adverse effects of commonly used drugs. |
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