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.
Leavitt
J A
JA
Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Butrus
S I
SI
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