Rare occurrence of a transient isolated unilateral partial third nerve palsy after angioplasty

Rare occurrence of a transient isolated unilateral partial third nerve palsy after angioplasty

A 65-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension presented with the acute onset transient partial third cranial nerve palsy presenting as diplopia and ptosis after 1 day of undergoing a double vessel angioplasty which spontaneously improved after a day of its occurrence.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2013-12, Vol.2013, p.bcr2013201826
Hauptverfasser: Vasavada, Apurva, Parekh, Pritesh, Agrawal, Navin, Vinchurkar, Mahesh
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Angioplasty
Angioplasty - adverse effects
Asia
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - surgery
Female
Humans
Hypertension - surgery
Hypotheses
Images In
Indian Sub-Continent
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases - etiology
Postoperative Complications
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Zusammenfassung:A 65-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension presented with the acute onset transient partial third cranial nerve palsy presenting as diplopia and ptosis after 1 day of undergoing a double vessel angioplasty which spontaneously improved after a day of its occurrence.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-201826