Tuberculosis is still endemic in developing countries such as India and tuberculomas account for up to 40% of space occupying intracranial masses.[1] Isolated brain stem tuberculomas are rare lesions and account for about 5% of all intracranial tuberculomas.[2] These intracranial lesions commonly present as oculomotor and other cranial nerve palsies,[3,4] unilateral saccadic paralysis, one and a half syndrome, other ocular signs, and neurological deficits. In this article, the authors describe two cases of isolated ocular motility abnormality due to brain stem tuberculoma.
Tuberculosis is still endemic in developing countries such as India and tuberculomas account for up to 40% of space occupying intracranial masses.[1] Isolated brain stem tuberculomas are rare lesions and account for about 5% of all intracranial tuberculomas.[2] These intracranial lesions commonl...
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Oman Journal of Ophthalmology