TY - JOUR
T1 - Ocular neuromyotonia in a patient with cavernous sinus thrombosis secondary to mucormycosis
AU - Harrison, A. R.
AU - Wirtschafter, J. D.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - PURPOSE: To report a case of ocular neuromyotonia occurring after cavernous sinus thrombosis secondary to mucormycosis. METHODS: Case report. We performed serial comprehensive neuro-ophthalmologic examinations. RESULTS: Fifteen months after initial total ophthalmoplegia of the right eye and complete right upper eyelid ptosis, isolated ocular neuromyotonia, characterized by episodic upward jerking movements of the right upper eyelid, was noted. CONCLUSION: Ocular neuromyotonia, which usually manifests in patients with a history of intracranial tumors and cranial radiation, may also be secondary to infectious cavernous sinus thrombosis.
AB - PURPOSE: To report a case of ocular neuromyotonia occurring after cavernous sinus thrombosis secondary to mucormycosis. METHODS: Case report. We performed serial comprehensive neuro-ophthalmologic examinations. RESULTS: Fifteen months after initial total ophthalmoplegia of the right eye and complete right upper eyelid ptosis, isolated ocular neuromyotonia, characterized by episodic upward jerking movements of the right upper eyelid, was noted. CONCLUSION: Ocular neuromyotonia, which usually manifests in patients with a history of intracranial tumors and cranial radiation, may also be secondary to infectious cavernous sinus thrombosis.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71663-0
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71663-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 9222252
AN - SCOPUS:0030762520
VL - 124
SP - 122
EP - 123
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
SN - 0002-9394
IS - 1
ER -