TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Every contact leaves a trace'-Imaging features in a rare case of isolated complete oculomotor nerve palsy following penetrating injury
AU - Thomas, Bejoy
AU - Krishnamoorthy, Thamburaj
AU - Kesavadas, Chandrasekharan
AU - Gupta, Arun Kumar
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Isolated complete third cranial nerve palsy following penetrating head injury has been rarely reported. We report a very rare case of complete sudden unilateral oculomotor nerve palsy following penetrating injury and its MR imaging features. A 17-year-old man sustained clinically subtle penetrating injury to the left side of the head with instantaneous isolated oculomotor palsy on the same side. MR imaging followed by CT study revealed the path of the penetrating nail and gave evidence for the mechanism of injury of the third nerve.
AB - Isolated complete third cranial nerve palsy following penetrating head injury has been rarely reported. We report a very rare case of complete sudden unilateral oculomotor nerve palsy following penetrating injury and its MR imaging features. A 17-year-old man sustained clinically subtle penetrating injury to the left side of the head with instantaneous isolated oculomotor palsy on the same side. MR imaging followed by CT study revealed the path of the penetrating nail and gave evidence for the mechanism of injury of the third nerve.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejrex.2006.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ejrex.2006.07.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33748972609
SN - 1571-4675
VL - 60
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - European Journal of Radiology Extra
JF - European Journal of Radiology Extra
IS - 1
ER -