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Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nervous system. GBS is also called acute idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis. Cranial nerves are affected in over 50% of all cases, with the facial nerves being affected the most. Otherwise, oculomotor nerves affection is rare and might occur in about 10% of cases. In this case report we present 61 years old female with GBS (acute motor and sensory axonal neuropathy subtype) associated with bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy. At the admittance in the neurological status were flaccid paraplegia, tendon reflexes absent at legs and reduced at arms, sensory disturbances in a distal (stocking-glove) distribution and bilateral ptosis. The disease was diagnosed on clinical features, nerve conduction velocity test (NCV), electromyogram (EMG) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tests. After treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins and physical treatment the patient improved. She was able to walk by her own, mild semiptosis remained and she had no paresthesia.
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PMID:Bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy in Guillain-Barre syndrome. 1866 37

Cephalic tetanus is defined as a combination of trismus and paralysis of one or more cranial nerves. Cranial nerves III, IV, VI, VII, and XII may be affected, but the facial nerve is most frequently implicated. A 64-year-old female visited hospital for left ptosis followed by facial palsy after a left forehead abrasion in a car accident. At nine days post injury, left ptosis developed, left facial palsy developed twelve days post injury, and at fifteen days post injury, trismus and dysphagia developed. The following day, there was progression of symptoms to generalized tetanus, such as dyspnea and generalized rigidity. Videofluoroscopic swallow study showed penetration and aspiration. We report a case of cephalic tetanus with ptosis, facial palsy, and dysphagia, which progressed to generalized tetanus.
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PMID:A case of cephalic tetanus with unilateral ptosis and facial palsy. 2250 53

Symptomatic intracavernous aneurysm is rare. Cranial nerves in the cavernous sinus are subjected to the mass effect of an expanding aneurysm. Microsurgical clipping is the treatment of choice to relieve compressive cranial neuropathy. In this video, the authors present a case of intracavernous aneurysm causing diplopia, ptosis, and facial numbness. The patient was operated on via a pretemporal transclinoid-transcavernous approach. The aneurysm was completely obliterated through direct clipping. There were no new-onset neurologic deficits and complications after the operation. Complete recovery of the diplopia, ptosis, and facial numbness was observed at the 6-month postoperative follow up. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/4w5QUoNIAQM.
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PMID:Microsurgical technique of symptomatic intracavernous aneurysm. 2613 9