An unusual cause of bilateral ophthalmoplegia.
The authors present a case of a histologically confirmed giant cell arteritis that presented unusually with bilateral and multiple cranial nerve palsies and resolved following treatment with pulsed cyclophosphamide. The aetiology of the presenting features and the treatment choices are discussed.
Neurology Department, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Headington, Oxford, UK. k.warburton@doctors.org.uk
Katharine L
KL
Warburton
Elizabeth
E
Austen
Andrew
A
Gough
Gunther E
GE
Wihl
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology