Giant cell arteritis presenting as oculomotor nerve palsy with pupillary dilatation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute complete oculomotor palsy with headache is a classical presentation of an extrinsic compression most commonly due to a posterior communicating artery aneurysm. We present a patient with such a presentation but with histologically proven giant cell arteritis. This possibility should be considered especially in the elderly to avoid complications and the need for angiography.
Medical subject headings
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Mydriasis
- Oculomotor Nerve Diseases