title: Acute bilateral ophthalmoplegia: 60 cases.
abstract: Of 60 patients with acute bilateral ophthalmoparesis, the cause was within the brainstem in 18 (pretectal infarct, phenytoin toxicity, and Wernicke's syndrome), in cranial nerves in 26 (Guillain-Barré or Fisher syndrome, tuberculous meningitis), within the cavernous sinuses in 8 (tumors or infection), and at the myoneural junction in 8 (myasthenia or botulism).
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D001906:Botulism / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors