Congenital Third Nerve Palsy Associated With Midbrain Hypoplasia Due to Bilateral Segmental Internal Carotid Artery Agenesis.

J Neuroophthalmol

Strabismus and Neuro-Ophthalmology Services (RD, BG, DRS, RS), Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; and Department of Radiology (SS, AG), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Published: December 2018

A 15-year-old girl, diagnosed with a partial right third nerve palsy, was found to have bilateral internal carotid artery agenesis. Neuroimaging with 3D-constructive interference in steady state scanning identified the possible etiology of the third nerve palsy as midbrain hypoplasia.

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