title: Isolated third nerve palsy due to sarcoidosis.
abstract: We present a 28-year-old man with isolated third nerve palsy as the initial manifestation of sarcoidosis. MRI demonstrated abnormal enhancement of the cisternal portion of the right third nerve. One month after steroid therapy, he showed almost complete recovery with resolution of the contrast enhancement on MRI. This patient illustrates the usefulness of enhanced MRI for detection of cranial nerve lesions of sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Oita Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sannomiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids