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Non-traumatic Occulomotor Nerve Palsy: A Rare Case Report and Discussion on Etiopathogenesis

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The ghost of the past has emerged as the horror of today. The fear of weakness/loss of eyesight following extraction is a common thinking amongst the orthodox people of Indian subcontinent. Occulomotor nerve paralysis following dental extraction is a rare complication. Although these ophthalmic complications in routine practice are rare, some time they do occur and pose difficulty to explain. Occulomotor nerve palsy is amongst the rare reported cases of ocular complication. Here we report a case of spontaneous recovery of occulomotor nerve palsy in an elderly diabetic patient and brief discussion on its etiopathogenesis.

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    Prajesh Dubey, Vishal Bansal, K. V. Arun Kumar, Apoorva Mowar, Gagan Khare & Sukumar Singh

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Dubey, P., Bansal, V., Arun Kumar, K.V. et al. Non-traumatic Occulomotor Nerve Palsy: A Rare Case Report and Discussion on Etiopathogenesis. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 14 (Suppl 1), 313–316 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-013-0525-4

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