title: Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with third nerve palsy and mononeuritis multiplex of the legs.
abstract: We present the rare case of a 62-year-old woman with Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with a left third nerve palsy and a mononeuritis multiplex. Cranial nerve palsies are unusual in patients with Churg-Strauss syndrome, and the most frequent cranial nerve lesion observed is an ischemic optic neuritis. Third nerve involvement secondary to vasculitis-induced ischemia is extremely rare in this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Toride Kyodo General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shintani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuruoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009443:Neuritis / Q000150:complications*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone