Vascular third nerve compression - A possible cause of episodic vertical diplopia?

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 125-127

  Thömke, Frank ^a   Gawehn, Joachim ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neurovascular compression; Ocular neuromyotonia; Oculomotor nerve; Third nerve

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; PHENPROCOUMON; TORASEMIDE; VALSARTAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 33750555980     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: 1744506X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01658100600981204     Document Type: Article

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