title: Superior division paresis of the oculomotor nerve caused by cryptococcal meningitis.
abstract: A case of cryptococcal meningitis with unilateral paresis of the superior division of the oculomotor nerve was reported. The ocular signs were completely improved by antifungal therapy. This case demonstrates that divisional oculomotor paresis occurred in the subarachnoid portion of the third cranial nerve before its anatomic bifurcation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chotmongkol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Techasuknirun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole