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define the three forms of nuclear opthalamoplegia
III nerve palsy
Eye down and out, ptosis, pupil dilation
Common causes - aneurysms, diabetes
IV nerve palsy
Superior Oblique - deficit of depression, intorsion, abduction
Common causes - trauma, vascular, diabetes, congenital
VI nerve palsy
Lateral rectus - deficit in abduction
Common causes - congenital, acquired differs with age
In children - infection, trauma, raised intracranial pressure
Young adults - Multiple sclerosis, trauma, diabetes
Older adults - Vascular, diabetes (the only one ooff all the forms which is on contralalteral side)
Eye down and out, ptosis, pupil dilation
Common causes - aneurysms, diabetes
IV nerve palsy
Superior Oblique - deficit of depression, intorsion, abduction
Common causes - trauma, vascular, diabetes, congenital
VI nerve palsy
Lateral rectus - deficit in abduction
Common causes - congenital, acquired differs with age
In children - infection, trauma, raised intracranial pressure
Young adults - Multiple sclerosis, trauma, diabetes
Older adults - Vascular, diabetes (the only one ooff all the forms which is on contralalteral side)
