title: Severe ptosis without ophthalmoplegia due to porphyric neuropathy.
abstract: In this case report, we present a patient with severe ptosis without ophthalmoplegia due to porphyric neuropathy. This could be explained only by selective involvement of oculomotor nuclei.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Hospitals, Department of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kansu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zileli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000150:complications*