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Accommodation and convergence palsy caused by lesions in the bilateral rostral superior colliculus.

PURPOSE: To report a patient who developed accommodation and convergence palsy caused by lesions in the bilateral rostral superior colliculus.

DESIGN: Observational case report.

METHODS: A 30-year-old right-handed man experienced sudden onset of diplopia and blurred vision at near vision.

RESULTS: The patient showed accommodation and convergence palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed lesions located in the bilateral rostral superior colliculus.

CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the rostral superior colliculus is involved in the control of accommodation and vergence eye movements.

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