title: Aberrant regeneration of the third nerve (oculomotor synkinesis).
abstract: Aberrant regeneration of a third nerve palsy (oculomotor synkinesis) excludes an ischaemic cause and in the absence of relevant trauma strongly suggests a compressive aetiology. A scan is mandatory in such cases. We describe the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with complete pupil-involving third nerve palsy from a posterior communicating artery aneurysm, who later developed widespread aberrant regeneration of pupil, eyelid and third nerve territory rectus muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA. Daniel.Gold@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Daniel Ross
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Nirali P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Eggenberger
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed