Occulomotor-palsy: What is the difference between a complete and partial cniii palsy? What is the diagnostic significance?

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1. Occulomotor-palsy: What is the difference between a complete and partial cniii palsy? What is the diagnostic significance?

Complete: - ptosis - dilated pupil - eye down and out (unopposed lateral rectus and superior oblique) partial: - any combination of ptosis, pupil dilation and weakness of muscles supplied by cniii parasympathetic innervation of pupil travels on outside of cniii, therefore fully dilated pupil suggest pathology from outside of nerve e.g aneurysm, whereas pupil sparing suggests pathology from inside out e.g diabetic microvascular infarct
Mild/moderate (oral) amoxycillin (+ erythromycin if atypical suspected) or erythromycin alone severe (iv) 2nd/3rd gen cephalosporin e.g cefuroxime or ceftriaxone and macrolide e.g erythromycin (+ rifampicin if suspect legionella)
(often insiduous) peripheral visual field loss.
Accumulated macrophages that have undergone morphological transformation into epithelium like cells. Seen in tiv hypersensitivities e.g tb

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