A Clinical Study of Paralytic Strabismus.

Lee, Woo Yeul; Kim, Jae Ho; Shin, Hanho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1993;34(6):549-554.
Published online June 1, 1993.

A Clinical Study of Paralytic Strabismus.

Woo Yeul Lee, Jae Ho Kim, Hanho Shin

Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.

마비성사시에 대한 임상적 고찰

김재호(Jae Ho Kim),이우열(Woo Yeul Lee),신환호(Hwan Ho Shin)

Abstract

A etiologic analysis of 94 cases of the paralysis of the third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerves was made. There were 42 cases(44.7%) of sixth nerve paralysis. 39 cases(41.5%) of third nerve paralysis. 5 cases(5.3%) of fourth nerve paralysis and 8 cases(8.5%) of multiple cranial nerve paralysis. The most common cause was head trauma(46 cases). Other etiologic factors were undetermined(23 cases), neoplasm(5 cases), vascular desease(6 case), aneurysm(5 cases) and others(9 cases). The recovery rates of sixth, third, and fourth cranial nerve paralysis were 52%, 41%, 20%, respectively.

Key Words: Etiologic cause;Paralysis of the third;Fourth;Sixth nerves;Recovery rates