Recovery of Ocular Motor Cranial Nerve Palsy After Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

OBJECTIVE:To report the course of ocular motor cranial nerve palsy due to herpes zoster. METHODS:A retrospective chart review identified patients with ocular motor cranial nerve palsy occurring at the time of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Patients were seen by a single neuro-ophthalmologist from 1994...

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Published inJournal of neuro-ophthalmology Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 20 - 22
Main Authors Chhabra, Manpreet S, Golnik, Karl C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 01.03.2014
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus - complications
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oculomotor Nerve - physiology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases - diagnosis
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases - etiology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases - physiopathology
Recovery of Function
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
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Summary:OBJECTIVE:To report the course of ocular motor cranial nerve palsy due to herpes zoster. METHODS:A retrospective chart review identified patients with ocular motor cranial nerve palsy occurring at the time of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Patients were seen by a single neuro-ophthalmologist from 1994 to 2012. RESULTS:Twenty-one patients were identified; 3 were excluded because of incomplete follow-up. Nine (50%) had complete recovery and 8 (44%) had partial recovery but no diplopia in primary gaze (mean time = 10 weeks). One patient with complete ophthalmoplegia had persistent diplopia in primary position for recovery. CONCLUSION:Ophthalmoplegia secondary to herpes zoster ophthalmicus has good long-term prognosis for recovery.
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ISSN:1070-8022
1536-5166
DOI:10.1097/WNO.0b013e3182a59c69