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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716869
Arachnoid Cyst Causing an Oculomotor Nerve Palsy in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report
Funding This work was made possible in part by the Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Grant.
Abstract
An arachnoid cyst causing a compressive oculomotor nerve palsy is rare in the pediatric population. We describe a case of an acquired, partial oculomotor nerve palsy in a 3-year-old boy caused by an arachnoid cyst in the left crural cistern with associated amblyopia. The patient's amblyopia was aggressively treated, and he underwent cyst fenestration. Two months postoperatively, he continued to demonstrate a partial oculomotor palsy with improved visual acuity and recurrence of the cyst. This case demonstrates that cyst fenestration may not always resolve these paretic effects, cysts may recur after fenestration, and amblyopia must be treated in this setting.
Publication History
Received: 08 July 2020
Accepted: 15 August 2020
Article published online:
18 September 2020
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