Author/Authors :
Amirjamshidi Abbas نويسنده Sina Hospital, Tehran, IR Iran , Javad Shirani Mohamad نويسنده Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences , Harifi Mohammadmostafa نويسنده Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (BASIR), Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran , Tavallayi Amin نويسنده Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (BASIR), Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran , Alimohamadi Maysam نويسنده Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (BASIR), Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Cranial nerve palsy following closed head injury is not very uncommon. Third nerve palsy may occur after a direct traumatic insult or indirect injury due to brain shift and herniation. Selective involvement of peripheral fibers of the third nerve is a very rare event after closed head injury. In this article, we report a rare case of peripheral third nerve paresis due to total avulsion of sphenoid wing following closed head injury with spontaneous full recovery of paresis.
