PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Mujaini, Abdullah S.
AU  - Al-Dhuhli, Humoud H.
AU  - Dennison, David J.
TI  - Acute unilateral third nerve palsy as an early manifestation of central nervous system relapse in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia
DP  - 2009 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 961--963
VI  - 30
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/30/7/961.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/30/7/961.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2009 Jul 01; 30
AB  - The reported incidence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by acute myeloid leukemia (AML) ranges widely from less than 10-30%. Acute unilateral third nerve palsy is an unusual first manifestation of such an event. We describe a rare ophthalmologic manifestation of CNS relapse in a 25-year-old patient with AML who had undergone allogeneic stem cell transplant, and demonstrate the value of MRI in the early diagnosis