Bilateral vertical gaze palsy due to midbrain infarct associated with iron deficiency anemia in a young boy

Bilateral vertical gaze palsy due to midbrain infarct associated with iron deficiency anemia in a young boy

An 8-year-old boy presented with complaints of sudden-onset binocular vertical diplopia of one day duration. Ophthalmic examination showed restricted up- and downgaze movement with rotatory nystagmus. Systemic investigations revealed iron-deficiency anemia and localized acute infarct in the left par...

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Main Authors: Shah, Virna M., Ranjan, Ratnesh, Jeste, Mrunmayi, MacIntosh, Peter, Ashwath, Duraiswamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2020-06-01
Series:GMS Ophthalmology Cases
Subjects:
vertical gaze palsy
midbrain infarction
iron-deficiency anemia
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/oc/2020-10/oc000155.shtml

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