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ArticleDer Nervenarzt2008

[Isolated neuritis of the oculomotor nerve in infectious mononucleosis].

Y Erben, C Gonzalez Hofmann, H Steinmetz, U Ziemann

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Article in Der Nervenarzt, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Proximal radial nerve palsy resulting from acute Epstein-Barr virus infection].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2011
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Y ErbenKlinik für Neurologie, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Franfurt am Main, Deutschland.
C Gonzalez Hofmann
H Steinmetz
U Ziemann
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 19-year-old immune-competent patient developed right-sided headache and, subsequently, subacute diplopia. On clinical examination he had incomplete right oculomotor palsy. Cranial MRI showed pathologic contrast enhancement of the right oculomotor nerve at its exit point from the mesencephalon, and the CSF displayed slight pleocytosis. The following relevant differential diagnoses were not supported by additional examinations: neurosarcoidosis, Lyme neuroborreliosis, neurosyphilis, tuberculous meningitis, viral meningitis (HIV, VZV, CMV), CNS lymphoma, vasculitis associated with rheumatic disease, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, and diabetic neuropathy. However, on the basis of blood lymphocytosis, positive heterophile antibody test (Paul-Bunnell test), the presence of IgM antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus capsid antigen, and elevated transaminases, infectious mononucleosis was diagnosed. Isolated neuritis of the oculomotor nerve is a rare parainfectious manifestation of infectious mononucleosis.

Indexed as

AdultDiagnosis, DifferentialDiplopiaHumansInfectious MononucleosisMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMesencephalonMononeuropathiesNeurologic ExaminationOculomotor NerveOculomotor Nerve DiseasesOphthalmoplegia

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PMID18058080
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