Metastasis to the unilateral oculomotor nucleus complex: case report Metástase para o complexo nuclear oculomotor unilateral: relato de caso

This article describes a 76 years old man that, after lung cancer surgery, showed left extrinsic oculomotor paralysis and contralateral paralysis of the superior rectus muscle associated with bilateral ptosis. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a rare situation characterized by an isolated metasta...

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Main Authors: Péricles Maranhão-Filho, Maria Elisa Paiva Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2006-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000300032