About The Medical Condition Third-Nerve Palsies

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Third-Nerve Palsies

Third-Nerve Palsies Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Third-Nerve Palsies Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Third-Nerve Palsies?

Diseases of the oculomotor nerve or nucleus that result in weakness or paralysis of the superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, inferior oblique, or levator palpebrae muscles, or impaired parasympathetic innervation to the pupil. With a complete oculomotor palsy, the eyelid will be paralyzed, the eye will be in an abducted and inferior position, and the pupil will be markedly dilated. Commonly associated conditions include neoplasms, CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA, ischemia (especially in association with DIABETES MELLITUS), and aneurysmal compression. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p270)

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