Pupil-involving third nerve palsy as a manifestation of anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein neuropathy

J Neuroophthalmol. 2011 Mar;31(1):29-33. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181f2e27a.

Abstract

A 56-year-old man developed a pupil-involving left third nerve palsy. Imaging studies of the brain and intracranial vessels were normal. Neurological examination demonstrated a sensory polyneuropathy and mild distal weakness. Nerve conduction studies showed prolonged distal motor latencies. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test detected high titers of anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) antibodies. The patient improved with prednisone and rituximab treatment. Anti-MAG neuropathy should be considered when evaluating a patient with an undiagnosed cranial neuropathy, especially in the setting of a sensory neuropathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Autoantibodies / biosynthesis
  • Autoantibodies / blood*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein / immunology*
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / immunology
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / pathology*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / immunology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / pathology*
  • Pupil* / physiology

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein