title: Bilateral painful idiopathic ophthalmoplegia: a case report.
abstract: Around 3% of the individuals with painful ophthalmoplegia have bilateral complaints. In the vast majority of these cases, appropriate investigation demonstrates a secondary etiology, and we are not aware of idiopathic cases reported. Herein we report a case of bilateral ophthalmoplegia where extensive investigation did not suggest a secondary cause.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Clinical Neurology, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nieri
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bazan
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Fernando C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: César N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Raffin
authors.forename: Marcelo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bigal
authors.forename: Arthur O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Schelp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012074:Remission Induction; D020333:Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone