title: [Oculomotor paralysis. The perspective of a neuro-ophthalmology consultation].
abstract: Ocular paresis is a usual diagnosis in neuro-ophthalmologic consultation, and its aetiology is indeed a challenge. The authors studied 3400 records concerning this consultation, between 1982 and the third quarter of 1993. During this period 221 cases with ocular paresis were selected. During this retrospective study we point out the following items: the cranial nerve affected; the neuro-ophthalmologic semiology; the aetiology and clinical evolution, according to the age groups. From 221 cases selected, 111 were paresis from the VIth pair (50.2%), 88 from the IIIrd pair (39.8%), 14 multiple paresis (6.4%) and 8 paresis from the IVth pair (3.6%). The most frequent complaint was diplopia (> 90%). As far as the aetiological diagnosis is concerned, this was easier to establish in patients > 50 years of age. In this age group the most usual aetiology was vascular and traumatic pathologies. In younger patients the most frequent pathologies were traumatic and tumoral. The prognostic was better in the vascular group, the paresis recovery being > 50% in all other pathologies, except the tumoral one.
authors.affiliation: Serviços de Oftalmologia e Neurologia, Hospital de Sto. António dos Capuchos, Lisboa.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marote
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cavaleiro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jacinto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
vernacular_title: Parésias oculomotoras. Perspectiva de uma consulta de neuro-oftalmologia.