Down and out: acquired oculomotor nerve palsy

Learning points The patients with a long history of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be counselled thoroughly and informed about the consequences of persistently high blood sugar, specifically catastrophic outcomes like cranial nerve palsies. In a majority of cases of oculomotor nerve palsy due to diabetes, the symptoms resolve if the patient is compliant and successfully control the blood sugar levels. [...]nerve palsy: analysis of 1400 personally-examined inpatients.