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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:297-299 doi:10.1136/jnnp.72.3.297
  • Nosological entities?

”Paratrigeminal” paralysis of the oculopupillary sympathetic system

Table 1

Raeder's cases

Trigeminal sensory Oculosympathetic
Patient (age, sex: pathology) Pain† Sensory change Ptosis Miosis Anhidrosis Other cranial nerves
†Although often described as a neuralgia only the patients marked * had clear neuralgia.
? Indicates data not described in case.
18, male: parasellar endothelioma + + + Trigeminal motor loss
Intermittent diplopia
Cranial parasympathetic activation
65, male: not described +(*) + (V1 loss) + + Diplopia
48, male: run over by a car ? + (hypaesthesia) + + ? Paracentral scotoma
28, male: not described +(*) + + None
48, male: injured by runaway horse ? + (V1–V3 loss) + Trigeminal motor loss
Hearing impaired
Reduced visual acuity

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