Head Injury: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia

Srikant Kumar Swain; Sureswar Mohanty; Adya Kinkar Panda

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1694696

Indian Journal of Neurotrauma, Table of Contents

Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2018; 15(02/03): 070-073
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1694696

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Head Injury: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia

Srikant Kumar Swain

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Sureswar Mohanty

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Adya Kinkar Panda

²Department of Radiology, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Abstract

Rare case of bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) following head injury in 25-year-old male is being reported. The site of the lesion in the mid-brain as detected in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) correlates well with the clinical presentation. The patient recovered on conservative treatment with a course of dexamethasone (for brainstem contusion).

Keywords

head injury - internuclear ophthalmoplegia - brainstem hemorrhage

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