PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zhang, Yanling
AU  - Chen, Kangning
AU  - Liu, Bin
AU  - Chen, Li
TI  - Incomplete oculomotor nerve palsy in the subarachnoid space caused by traumatic brain injury
DP  - 2012 Apr 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 159--160
VI  - 17
IP  - 2
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/17/2/159.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/17/2/159.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2012 Apr 01; 17
AB  - A patient with traumatic brain injury showed incomplete oculomotor nerve palsy in the subarachnoid space. A 12-year-old girl was hospitalized after a head injury. Neuro-ophthalmic examination showed that the left eye had a ptosis and pupillary involvement. An MRI indicated an intracranial hematoma at the basilar portion of the left temple. The ptosis and pupillary involvement improved after elimination of the hematoma. The presentation patterns are best explained by topographic organization of the third nerve fiber within the subarachnoid space. This case suggests that the topographic organization of the third nerve should be considered in diagnosis of oculomotor nerve palsy.