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(Upper) In orbital magnetic resonance imaging before starting treatment, some high signal was detected in both extraocular muscles, indicating that inflammation extended into the extraocular muscles in this subject (both panels; yellow arrows). (Lower) After the steroid pulse therapy, signal intensity in extraocular muscle tended to be weakened, and orbital fat mass was moderately reduced.
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Background: Extraocular myositis is characterized by acute onset of orbital pain, extraocular muscle swelling, absence of thyroid disease, and effectiveness of steroid therapy. While oculomotor nerve paralysis is often observed in subjects with diabetes mellitus, extraocular muscle paralysis is very rare among various diabetic mononeuropathies. In...
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The term “side topics” refers to CN functions which are often not confined to an isolated CN, but are within the control of several CNs or other local structures.
