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Mononeurapatía por compresión del III par craneal - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Parálisis del tercer nervio craneal; Parálisis oculomotora; Parálisis del tercer nervio craneal que involucra la pupila

Tratamiento:

Algunas personas mejoran sin tratamiento. El tratamiento de la causa (si se puede encontrar) puede aliviar los síntomas en muchos casos.

El tratamiento puede abarcar:

  • Medicamentos corticosteroides para reducir la hinchazón y aliviar la presión sobre el nervio
  • Parche en los ojos o gafas con prismas para reducir la visión doble
  • Medicamentos para el dolor
  • Cirugía para tratar la caída del párpado o los ojos desalineados

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Algunas disfunciones de los pares craneales responderán al tratamiento, pero unos cuantos casos ocasionan alguna pérdida permanente de la función.

Las causas como inflamación cerebral debido a un tumor, un accidente cerebrovascular o un aneurisma cerebral pueden ser mortales.

Complicaciones:

  • Caída permanente del párpado
  • Cambios permanentes en la visión

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si tiene visión doble y ésta no desaparece en unos pocos minutos, en especial si también presenta caída del párpado.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Baloh RW. Neuro-ophthalmology. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 450.

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