TY - JOUR
T1 - Radiation-Induced Bilateral Oculomotor Nerve Palsy 20 Years After Radiation Treatment
AU - Grassmeyer, Justin J.
AU - Fernandes, J. Americo
AU - Helvey, Jason T.
AU - Kedar, Sachin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Academy of Neurology.
PY - 2021/5/18
Y1 - 2021/5/18
N2 - Radiation therapy, a common treatment for head, neck, and brain cancers, can result in iatrogenic damage to neural tissue, including cranial nerves.1-4 Postradiation neurologic injuries present during acute (days to weeks after radiation), early-delayed (weeks to months), or late-delayed (beyond 6 months) phases.5 Cranial neuropathy is uncommon and occurs during the late-delayed phase, usually months to a few years after radiation treatment,1,3-5 but can also occur decades later.6 Here, we describe a presentation of bilateral, sequential, radiation-induced oculomotor nerve palsy that developed after 2 decades.
AB - Radiation therapy, a common treatment for head, neck, and brain cancers, can result in iatrogenic damage to neural tissue, including cranial nerves.1-4 Postradiation neurologic injuries present during acute (days to weeks after radiation), early-delayed (weeks to months), or late-delayed (beyond 6 months) phases.5 Cranial neuropathy is uncommon and occurs during the late-delayed phase, usually months to a few years after radiation treatment,1,3-5 but can also occur decades later.6 Here, we describe a presentation of bilateral, sequential, radiation-induced oculomotor nerve palsy that developed after 2 decades.
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U2 - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011936
DO - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011936
M3 - Article
C2 - 33795392
AN - SCOPUS:85106554915
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 96
SP - 955
EP - 957
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 20
ER -