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Paralysis
Report summarizes paralysis study findings from S.L.M. Bakker and co-researchers
July 29th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Neuro - Ophthalmology, "A 43-year-old woman who reported diplopia and headache was found to have comitant esotropia at distance fixation and normal alignment at reading distance (divergence paralysis). Eye movement, including abduction, was normal as was the rest of the neurologic examination." "Brain MRI was normal. Lumbar puncture showed an elevated opening pressure and a cerebrospinal fluid formula consistent with viral meningitis. The patient was treated with intravenous fluids and analgesics and with a temporary prism to alleviate diplopia. Within 3 weeks, she had fully recovered," wrote S.L.M. Bakker...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-29)
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