Acute abducens nerve palsy in a patient with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
J AAPOS
; 24(4): 216-217, 2020 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32592761
ABSTRACT
We present a case of an abducens nerve palsy in a previously healthy young man in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Magnetic resonance imaging obtained 5 weeks after the onset of diplopia demonstrated an atrophic left lateral rectus muscle, which was hyperintense on T2 weighting, consistent with denervation. Although the mechanism of the nerve palsy remains unclear, it is suspected to be related to his viral illness, because the patient had no preexisting vascular risk factors or evidence of other neurologic disease on neuroimaging. Cranial nerve palsies may represent part of the neurologic spectrum of COVID-19.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Abducens Nerve Diseases
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Pandemics
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Oculomotor Muscles
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J AAPOS
Journal subject:
OFTALMOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article