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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2015; 10(01): 56
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.151523
CASE REPORT

Isolated unilateral oculomotor nerve neuropraxia following a trivial fall in a patient with calcified posterior petroclinoid ligament

Maneesha Patwardhan
Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra
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Isolated traumatic oculomotor nerve palsy caused by a trivial fall is extremely rare. We report a case of this condition. A 49-year-old woman had distal radius fracture and ptosis on the same side after having a trivial domestic fall. She did not show any clinical or radiological signs of head injury. Computerized tomography revealed a calcified posterior petroclinoid ligament which has direct anatomical and pathological relation with the oculomotor nerve.

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Calcified petroclinoid ligament - neuropraxia - traumatic oculomotor nerve praxia


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22 September 2022

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