Table 1.
Pain in microvascular ocular motor cranial nerve palsies.
| MP events | Pain | No pain |
|---|---|---|
| All (n = 92) | 57 (62%) | 35 (38%) |
| CN VI (n = 48) | 26 (54%) | 22 (46%) |
| CN III (n = 39) | 30 (77%)* | 9 (23%) |
| CN IV (n = 5) | 1 (20%) | 4 (80%) |
| In diabetics (n = 36) | 26 (72%)** | 10 (28%) |
| In non-diabetics (n = 56) | 31 (55%) | 25 (45%) |
Abbreviations: MP = microvascular ocular motor cranial nerve palsies
CN VI = abducens nerve
CN III = oculomotor nerve
CN IV = trochlear nerve
*
Pain in CN III palsies was significantly more common than in CN VI palsies (p-v =0.042)
**
No statistically significant difference was found for the presence or absence of pain between diabetics and nondiabetics