Common Causes Of Ophthalmoplegia

Brain Tumor Or Injury

A brain tumor or injury are some of the rarest causes of intranuclear ophthalmoplegia. Individuals with a primary central nervous system tumor can develop a bilateral ophthalmoplegia as their disease progresses. This disorder affects the lateral horizontal gaze of the individual, which leads to diplopia. Many cases have been seen of children with brain tumors developing a bilateral ophthalmoplegia as their disease worsens. A head injury has also been seen to be the cause of unilateral ophthalmoplegia, and in rare cases, a head injury has lead to the injury of the medial longitudinal fasciculus in the brainstem, which in turn has caused double vision and headaches.