title: Isolated third nerve palsy: A rare presentation of high grade glioma.
abstract: High grade gliomas account for almost one-third of primary central nervous system neoplasm, mainly in adults with a mean age of 41 years. They usually present with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure such as headache, vomiting, and seizures. We report a case of 55-year-old male presenting with right side complete third nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intraaxial tumor of the right medial temporal lobe. The tumor was removed grossly, and the histological diagnosis was anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade 3). We discuss clinical presentation of this case along with pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Deepak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, King George's Medical University (Erstwhile CSMMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, King George's Medical University (Erstwhile CSMMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ragini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Glioma; isolated third nerve palsy; ptosis; temporal lobe tumor