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Title: Delayed trochlear nerve palsy in a case of zoster oticus. Author: Keane JR. Journal: Arch Ophthalmol; 1975 May; 93(5):382-3. PubMed ID: 1147811. Abstract: A 57-year-old man with herpes zoster oticus developed a delayed fourth nerve palsy followed by transient intermittent sixth nerve weakness. Trochlear nerve lesions occur rarely with zoster, particularly in the absence of zoster ophthalmicus. A knowledge of the wide range of motor manifestations and the chronicity of meningitis with zoster will afford earlier diagnosis without resort to arteriography.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]