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Axial T2-weighted MRI images comparison: (a) no focal or wide thickening of the oculomotor nerve during an acute attack of OM (Jan 2011); (b) 5-6 mm nodular mass suggesting an oculomotor nerve schwannoma (Oct 2018).
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Brain MRI with MRA revealed a 5-6 mm nodular enhancement mass, located within the fork of the right basilar artery near to perimesencephalic and interpeduncular cisterns, suggesting an oculomotor nerve schwannoma without any vascular malformation (Figures 1 and 2).
Axial T1-weighted (a) and axial T2-weighted (b) MRI images showing 5-6 mm nodular mass located within the fork of the right basilar artery near to perimesencephalic and interpeduncular cisterns (Oct 2018).
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Brain MRI with MRA revealed a 5-6 mm nodular enhancement mass, located within the fork of the right basilar artery near to perimesencephalic and interpeduncular cisterns, suggesting an oculomotor nerve schwannoma without any vascular malformation (Figures 1 and 2).