title: The diagnosis and significance of isolated third nerve palsy in the African.
abstract: The clinical spectrum of forty-one cases of isolated third nerve palsy in the African (Negro) population is presented. A high proportion (58%) was due to cerebral aneurysm. Other causes were syphilis (15.5%) diabetes mellitus (11%), and ophthalmoplegic migraine (11%). It is evident from this study that, contrary to accepted thinking on this subject, there are no clinical features which reliably distinguish between these groups. Early cerebral angiography is therefore mandatory.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications