Ophthalmoplegia with headache. Be aware of diabetes.
Cranial neuropathy affecting the eyes is a possible symptom of type II diabetes. In this article, Dr Dickerman describes a case in which diabetes was diagnosed in a 63-year-old woman who presented with unilateral headache and eye pain.
Dickerman
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Riverside Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.
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