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Bilateral oculomotor paralysis due to neurosyphilis
Author(s) -
Jordan Kenneth,
Marino Joseph,
Damast Melvyn
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410030114
Subject(s) - neurosyphilis , paresis , oculomotor nerve , medicine , paralysis , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , syphilis , pathology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Bilateral third nerve paresis attributed to neurosyphilis has not been documented in the absence of associated neurological deficits. We describe a patient with isolated bilateral third nerve paresis, positive serological findings in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, CSF pleocytosis, and increased protein content. Resolution of these abnormalities occurred when the patient was treated with penicillin.