A Case of Adult-Onset Recurrent Painful Ophthalmoplegic Neuropathy With Bilateral Ophthalmoplegia
Hyunji Koo,
Katie Tsai,
Claire Lee
et al.
Abstract:Recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy (RPON), previously known as ophthalmoplegic migraine, is a disorder typically characterized by recurrent episodes of unilateral headache concurrent with ipsilateral ocular cranial nerve paresis which primarily affects children. Diagnosis is mostly one of exclusion, based on clinical symptoms, supplemented by imaging for enhanced or distorted oculomotor nerves. We present a case of RPON in a 24-year-old adult female with unique features of unilateral left headache wi… Show more
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