Oculomotor palsy from minor head trauma: initial sign of intracranial aneurysm.
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Abstract
Minor head trauma precipitated oculomotor nerve palsies in two patients who subsequently were discovered to have ipsilateral posterior communicating artery aneurysms. A history of minor trauma should not dissuade investigation for underlying causes of oculomotor nerve palsy, including intracranial aneurysm.
Medical subject headings
- Craniocerebral Trauma
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ophthalmoplegia