Hemorrhage in the oculomotor nerve as a complication of leukemia.
Neuropathology
; 21(3): 241-4, 2001 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-11666023
Oculomotor paralysis of a patient with leukemia was revealed at autopsy to be caused by a hemorrhage in the oculomotor nerve. In a 63-year-old woman with pre-B-cell acute lymphatic leukemia, leukemic invasions occurred in her spinal cord and right oculomotor nerve during a hematological remission state. The oculomotor palsy was aggravated to complete paralysis during a leukemic relapse, which lasted until her death. An autopsy revealed a hemorrhage along with leukemic cells in the right oculomotor nerve at the segment in the upper orbital fissure. Although hemorrhagic oculomotor paralysis is a very rare complication, reports of its occurrence will likely increase with improved survival times of leukemia patients due to advances in chemotherapy.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Médula Espinal
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Enfermedades del Nervio Oculomotor
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Infiltración Leucémica
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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Hemorragia
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Nervio Oculomotor
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neuropathology
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PATOLOGIA
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Australia