Unilateral inter-nuclear ophthalmoplegia in systemic lupus erythematosus

I Dutta; S Gohar; C Balakrishnan; G Mangat; G Mittal; S K Bhaba; V R Joshi

Unilateral inter-nuclear ophthalmoplegia in systemic lupus erythematosus

J Assoc Physicians India. 2000 Dec;48(12):1210-1.

Authors

I Dutta¹, S Gohar, C Balakrishnan, G Mangat, G Mittal, S K Bhaba, V R Joshi

Affiliation

¹ Medicine Department, PD Hinduja National Hospital and MRC, Mumbai.

PMID: 11280233

Abstract

We report a case of a 14 year old girl with SLE who developed neurological involvement in the form of posterior internuclear ophthalmoplegia (pINO). An MRI showed lesion involving pons which corroborated with the pINO.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Female
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ocular Motility Disorders / diagnosis
Ocular Motility Disorders / etiology*
Prognosis