Isolated superior oblique palsies with brainstem lesions.
Isolated unilateral superior oblique palsies resulting from brainstem lesions occurred in three patients. MRI documented contralateral tegmental lesions of the trochlear nucleus and adjacent intraaxial trochlear nerve. Lacunar infarct was the cause in two patients and a small hemorrhage in a third.
Thömke
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Department of Neurology, University of Mainz, Germany.
Ringel
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D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000473:pathology*