Botulinum toxin treatment of supranuclear ocular motility disorders

Neurology. 1992 Jul;42(7):1391-3. doi: 10.1212/wnl.42.7.1391.

Abstract

We treated one patient with bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia and another with skew deviation with extraocular muscle botulinum toxin injection. Both patients had pre-injection symptomatic diplopia in primary position, one for 1 month and the other for 12 months. Resolution of diplopia and complete and permanent binocular fusion in primary position was obtained within 3 to 4 days in both cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use*
  • Eye Movements / drug effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Botulinum Toxins