title: Congenital oculomotor nerve palsy due to effects of carotid artery agenesis.
abstract: Isolated carotid artery agenesis is not generally recognized as a cause of congenital oculomotor nerve palsy. We report this rare association in 2 children and examine the underlying mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: lakshmi80murali@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cherungottil
authors.affiliation: Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Shashikant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Perumalsamy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
authors.affiliation: Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Malay Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.affiliation: KGS Advanced Scan Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: Kaliappan Gurusamy
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.affiliation: Rio Advanced Children's Hospital Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: Muniasamy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saravanan
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology