Ocular palsies in children with diabetes mellitus.
The findings in three children with ocular palsies are reported in this paper. Two had insulin-requiring diabetes and one demonstrated only an abnormal I.V. glucose tolerance test. In the first patient the condition resolved in four weeks; in the second it had not fully resolved after 21 months, and in the third patient surgery was required for correction after seven months. We suggest that any child who develops a sudden ocular palsy should be examined for diabetes mellitus.
D000293:Adolescent; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011236:Prediabetic State; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin