title: Congenital nuclear syndrome of oculomotor nerve.
abstract: A patient is reported who suffered from a fixed, non-progressive encephalopathy caused by a lesion involving the left portion of both the mesencephalon and basal ganglia; the lesion was caused by an acquired prenatal vascular insult. The clinical expression of third cranial nerve palsy corresponds to a nuclear syndrome of the left oculomotor nerve, affecting both eyes asymmetrically, later developing into aberrant reinnervation.
authors.affiliation: Neuropediatric Unit, Hospital De Cruces, Vizcaya, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Prats
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Monzon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zuazo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garaizar
mesh_terms: D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000503:physiopathology; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000503:physiopathology; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011681:Pupil Disorders / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology