Abstract
Although sixth cranial nerve palsies are a well-recognized entity at high altitude, other cranial nerve palsies due to altitude are much more uncommon. A case of a 55-year-old woman is presented who flew from Dallas, Texas (elevation 176 m) to Breckenridge, Colorado, where she hiked up to 3600 m above sea level. She developed a pupil-involving right third cranial nerve paresis that resolved over the next 3 months. In the absence of significant abnormalities on neuroimaging and serum laboratories, the etiology is presumed to be due to high altitude.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 286-287 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | High Altitude Medicine and Biology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- high altitude
- pupil-involving
- third cranial nerve paresis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health