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Review
. 2010 Mar;16(1):17-21.
doi: 10.1177/159101991001600102. Epub 2010 Mar 25.

Early endovascular management of oculomotor nerve palsy associated with posterior communicating artery aneurysms

A Santillan  1 , W E Zink, J Knopman, H A Riina, Y P Gobin
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Review

Early endovascular management of oculomotor nerve palsy associated with posterior communicating artery aneurysms

A Santillan et al. Interv Neuroradiol. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Palsy of the third cranial nerve (oculomotor nerve, CNIII) is a well-known clinical presentation of posterior communicating artery (P-com) aneurysm. We report a series of 11 patients with partial or complete third nerve palsy secondary to P-com aneurysm. All were treated with endovascular embolization within seven days of symptom onset. Third nerve palsy symptoms resolved in 7/11 (64%), improved in 2/11 (18%) and did not change in 2/11 (18%) patients.

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