A Clinical Retrospective Study of Recurrent Painful Ophthalmoplegic Neuropathy in Adults

Table 1

The clinical findings and final outcomes of RPON patients.

Case	Age (year)/gender/eye	Time of duration	Initial frequency	Frequency changes	Headache	Cranial nerve	Treatment	Final outcome	Follow-up (year)
1	54/M/L	5 years	2 times/year	No change	Headache appeared 2 to 3 days before strabismus, indescribable pain in the entire head	III, VI	Glucocorticoids, neurotrophic drugs	Symptom completely disappeared	3
2	27/F/R	2 years	1 time/year	No change	Headache and strabismus occurred simultaneously	VI	Glucocorticoids, neurotrophic drugs	Symptom completely disappeared	3
3	33/M/R	3 years	4 times/year	No change	Mild left head pain, accompanied by tactile hypersensitivity on the left face, headache and strabismus occurred simultaneously	III, V	Glucocorticoids, neurotrophic drugs	Residual strabismus	3.8
4	62/F/B	10 years	3 times/year	No change	Whole head pain, moderate and tolerable, occured at the same time with strabismus	III, VI, IV	Glucocorticoids, neurotrophic drugs	Residual strabismus	3
5	39/F/L	22 years	0.5 time/year	2 times/year in recent 5 years	After catching a cold, there was a tolerable headache at the left brow arch and forehead, and squint appeared 1 day later	III	Observation only	Residual strabismus	1
6	41/F/L	5 years	6 times/year	9 times/year in recent 2 years	Tolerable headache on the left side occurred at the same time with strabismus	III	Glucocorticoids, strabismus surgery	Symptom completely disappeared	2
7	64/F/R	3 years	6 times/year	24 times/year in recent 1 year	Moderate headache on the right side first, and then squint appeared 2 days later	VI	Observation only	Symptom completely disappeared	1
8	23/M/L	16 years	6 times/year	1 time/3 years in recent 4 years	Moderate headache on the left forehead after catching a cold or fatigue, then squint 1 to 2 days later	III	Observation only	Symptom completely disappeared	1

M = male; F = female; R = right eye; L = left eye; B = both eyes.