title: Cyclic oculomotor palsy: description of a case and hypothesis of the mechanism.
abstract: An unusual case of cyclic oculomotor palsy is described where the probable cause was a supraclinoid aneurysm. A mechanism is suggested by which the features of cyclic oculomotor palsy can be explained solely by a peripheral lesion.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology