title: Isolated unilateral oculomotor nerve neuropraxia following a trivial fall in a patient with calcified posterior petroclinoid ligament.
abstract: Isolated traumatic oculomotor nerve palsy caused by a trivial fall is extremely rare. We report a case of this condition. A 49-year-old woman had distal radius fracture and ptosis on the same side after having a trivial domestic fall. She did not show any clinical or radiological signs of head injury. Computerized tomography revealed a calcified posterior petroclinoid ligament which has direct anatomical and pathological relation with the oculomotor nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Maneesha Anil
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
keywords: Calcified petroclinoid ligament; neuropraxia; traumatic oculomotor nerve praxia