Craniopharyngioma simulating bilateral internal ophthalmoplegia

Arch Neurol. 1980 Mar;37(3):176-7. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1980.00500520074015.

Abstract

A 15-year-old girl had rapid onset of an apparent bilateral internal ophthalmoplegia. Subsequent evaluation revealed a large craniopharyngioma. It is uncommon for a mass to cause such eye findings and unique for a craniopharyngioma to manifest in this fashion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accommodation, Ocular
  • Adolescent
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Craniopharyngioma / diagnosis*
  • Craniopharyngioma / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ophthalmoplegia / etiology*
  • Reflex, Pupillary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed