Diplopia: a diagnostic challenge with common and rare etiologies

Diplopia is a symptom with very different etiologies. It may be caused by pathology in the eye, orbit, extraocular muscles, neuromuscular junction, or in the central nervous system. Three clinical cases of hospitalization due to isolated diplopia are presented here, illustrating different etiologies...

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Published in:	The American journal of case reports Vol. 16; pp. 220 - 223
Main Authors:	Alves, Mariana, Miranda, Ana, Narciso, Marco R, Mieiro, Luis, Fonseca, Teresa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States International Scientific Literature, Inc 13-04-2015
Subjects:	Adult Aged Brain Ischemia - complications Brain Ischemia - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Diplopia - diagnosis Diplopia - etiology Diplopia - physiopathology Female Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives - adverse effects Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningeal Neoplasms - complications Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis Meningioma - complications Meningioma - diagnosis Oculomotor Muscles Pyridines - adverse effects Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vision, Binocular - physiology
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Summary:	Diplopia is a symptom with very different etiologies. It may be caused by pathology in the eye, orbit, extraocular muscles, neuromuscular junction, or in the central nervous system. Three clinical cases of hospitalization due to isolated diplopia are presented here, illustrating different etiologies. The present article aims to address the differential diagnosis of this clinical condition and to warn of less frequent causes of diplopia, such as adverse effects of commonly used drugs.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 Funds Collection Authors’ Contribution Conflict of interest: None declared Data Interpretation Literature Search Data Collection Study Design Manuscript Preparation Statistical Analysis
ISSN:	1941-5923 1941-5923
DOI:	10.12659/AJCR.893134