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Jan MM. An unusual case of isolated trochlear nerve palsy. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2007;12(2):149-51
Jan, M. M. (2007). An unusual case of isolated trochlear nerve palsy. Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), 12(2), 149-51.
Jan, Mohammed M. "An unusual case of isolated trochlear nerve palsy." Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) vol. 12,2 (2007): 149-51.
Jan MM. An unusual case of isolated trochlear nerve palsy. Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2007 Apr;12(2):149-51. PMID: 21857598.
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Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2007 Apr;12(2):149-51.

An unusual case of isolated trochlear nerve palsy.

Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Mohammed M Jan

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatrics, King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, PO Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +996 (2) 6401000 Ext. 20208. Fax. +996 (2) 6403975. E-mail: [email protected].

PMID: 21857598

Abstract

Trochlear nerve palsy is rarely encountered in children and only 5% are truly isolated. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is also extremely uncommon in children. This report describes an otherwise healthy 10-year-old boy who presented with a 5-day history of vertical diplopia with associated dizziness, decreased appetite, and unsteadiness. He had no recent history of infection and no previous history of neurological symptoms. Ophthalmologic assessment revealed full ocular ductions and right hyperdeviation in primary gaze during alternate cover test. This hyperdeviation increased during left gaze, and right head tilt consistent with paresis of the right oblique muscle. Brain MRI revealed multiple well-defined hyperintense T2 lesions in the periventricular and subcortical white matter, and brainstem, suggestive of MS. His symptoms resolved after 2 weeks with no treatment. To conclude, isolated trochlear nerve palsy can be the initial clinical manifestation of childhood MS. Long term follow up is needed to confirm the diagnosis of MS.

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