A Rare Cause of Sudden Ptosis: Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm

Autor: Merve Fatma BOZKURT, Erdem DINC, Emis EKEN, Seyran BOZKURT, Cem SUNDU
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 90-92 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2452-2473
DOI: 10.5505/1304.7361.2015.90001
Popis: SUMMARY: A forty-seven-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with sudden ptosis and diplopia without pain. She had no trauma or systemic disease history. Ptosis and mydriasis were observed in her left eye. Eye movement was restricted all directions without lateral. Isolated oculomotor nerve paralysis was diagnosed based on clinical findings, and posterior communicating artery aneurysm was observed in magnetic resonance angiography. Key words: Aneurysm, isolated oculomotor nerve paralysis, posterior communicating artery
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