title: Atypical oculomotor paresis.
abstract: A series of patients is presented with partial oculomotor palsies. The accompanying signs of neurologic dysfunction are indicative of a mesencephalic lesion. The peculiar anatomy of the third cranial nerve permits one to infer precise localization of the lesions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology