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What follow-up monitoring would you recommend for an adult with self-resolved idiopathic acute pupil-sparing third nerve palsy?

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Neurology · The Neurology Center of Southern California

Pupil-sparing third nerve palsy is a relatively common presentation for neuro-ophthalmologists. They typically resolve completely by 12 weeks, and I will typically follow them until they are fully resolved, watching them once a month. The most common are microvascular and associated with a variety o...

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Ophthalmology · Jackson Eye Associates

I have only seen this with diabetics and it’s rare even then. I don’t have any specific follow-up if the tests are all negative.

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Ophthalmology · Advanced Eye Centers Inc

It speaks for either an idiopathic inflammation or a vasculopathy.

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