Internuclear ophthalmoplegia in sickle cell trait.
An 8-year-old boy presented with symptoms compatible with a right internuclear ophthalmoplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a high-intensity signal on T2-weighted images at the level of the medial longitudinal fasciculus. Laboratory evaluation was positive only for sickle cell trait. Sickle cell trait is an uncommon cause for brainstem infarction.
Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
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Leavitt
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D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis