RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute unilateral third nerve palsy as an early manifestation of central nervous system relapse in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 961
OP 963
VO 30
IS 7
A1 Al-Mujaini, Abdullah S.
A1 Al-Dhuhli, Humoud H.
A1 Dennison, David J.
YR 2009
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/30/7/961.abstract
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