Abstract
A patient presented with ipsilateral ptosis and contralateral superior eyelid retraction due to a nuclear third nerve syndrome. The CT brain scan revealed a paramedian mesencephalic lesion contiguous with the oculomotor nucleus, sparing the midbrain tectum and the posterior commissure.
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