Introduction: The approach to oculomotor nerve palsies involves the exclusion of compressive, infective, inflammatory, or ischemic lesions. Dural arteriovenous fistulae, including carotid-cavernous fistulae (CCF), are known causes of third nerve palsy. However, diagnosis can sometimes be delayed or missed due to the various clinical presentations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 56-year-old teetotaller man with hypertension and gout presented with a week duration of painless worsening diplopia on a background of loss of weight and appetite, generalised lethargy and weakness for 1 year. On examination, he was noted to be hypothermic and tachycardic with generalised muscle wasting. Proximal myopathy, lower limb fasciculations and areflexia, restricted bilateral eye abduction and nystagmus were observed.
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