title: Bilateral third nerve palsy and temporal arteritis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bilateral oculomotor palsy is a rare manifestation of temporal arteritis, and to our knowledge only 1 case has been described in the literature.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate a possible case of temporal arteritis in a patient with bilateral third nerve palsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and review.
  
  
  METHODS
  University hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 65-year-old man had subacute pupil-sparing bilateral third nerve palsy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Temporal artery biopsy findings and response to corticosteroids are consistent with temporal arteritis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Temporal arteritis is a rare cause of ophthalmoplegia in elderly persons and may be unrecognized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75390-8831, USA.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazaridis
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torabi
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications*