Recovery of ocular motor cranial nerve palsy after herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
Journal: Journal Of Neuro-Ophthalmology : The Official Journal Of The North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Abstract
Objective: To report the course of ocular motor cranial nerve palsy due to herpes zoster.
Methods: A retrospective chart review identified patients with ocular motor cranial nerve palsy occurring at the time of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Patients were seen by a single neuro-ophthalmologist from 1994 to 2012.
Results: Twenty-one patients were identified; 3 were excluded because of incomplete follow-up. Nine (50%) had complete recovery and 8 (44%) had partial recovery but no diplopia in primary gaze (mean time = 10 weeks). One patient with complete ophthalmoplegia had persistent diplopia in primary position for recovery.
Conclusions: Ophthalmoplegia secondary to herpes zoster ophthalmicus has good long-term prognosis for recovery.
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