Simultaneous, multiple cranial neuropathies in diabetes mellitus

C G Eshbaugh; R M Siatkowski; J L Smith; L B Kline

Simultaneous, multiple cranial neuropathies in diabetes mellitus

J Neuroophthalmol. 1995 Dec;15(4):219-24.

Authors

C G Eshbaugh¹, R M Siatkowski, J L Smith, L B Kline

Affiliation

¹ University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.

PMID: 8748558

Abstract

Cranial mononeuropathies, particularly ophthalmoplegia and facial palsy, are common entities in the diabetic population. Simultaneous multiple cranial neuropathies due to diabetes are much less common, however. We present three patients with this entity.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abducens Nerve*
Aged
Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Diabetes Complications*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
Diabetic Neuropathies / etiology*
Facial Nerve*
Facial Paralysis / etiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oculomotor Nerve*
Ophthalmoplegia / etiology*