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Isolated superior oblique palsies with brainstem lesions

Kurt RingelFrank Thömke

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MaleCentral nervous system diseaseTrochlear nucleusSuperior oblique musclemedicineParalysisHumansCranial nerve diseasecardiovascular diseasesAgedBrain DiseasesOphthalmoplegiamedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryTrochlear nerveMagnetic resonance imagingAnatomyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance Imagingeye diseasesFemaleNeurology (clinical)Brainstemmedicine.symptombusinessBrain Stem

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Article abstract Isolated unilateral superior oblique palsies resulting from brainstem lesions occurred in three patients. MRI documented contralateral tegmental lesions of the trochlear nucleus and adjacent intraaxial trochlear nerve. Lacunar infarct was the cause in two patients and a small hemorrhage in a third.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1999-09-25Neurology
https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.53.5.1126