Clinical patterns of third nerve palsies in diabetic patients.

Background: Neuropathy is a frequent complication in diabetic patients with variable clinical presentations and evolutions.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to specify the clinical features of diabetic third nerve palsy, to assess the risk factors and to observe its evolution.

Methods: We report a series of 11 diabetic patients with oculomotor paralysis collected in the department of endocrinology and diabetology of FarhatHached Hospital of Sousse between 1996 and 2005.

Macroprolactinemia and Empty Sella Syndrome.

Macroprolactinemia is a polymeric form of prolactin-release, causing mildly symptomatic clinical pictures. The former can be isolated or associated with other causes of hyperprolactinemia. The association with an empty sella syndrome is rare.