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Identifying the underlying causes and individual risk factors is critical to determine prognosis and guide treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>To analyze factors associated with III CN palsy, estimate recovery rates across different etiologies, and identify independent predictors of recovery, considering patient characteristics and comorbidities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>A retrospective study was performed, including demographics and neurological data of a consecutive series of patients affected by III CN palsy from 2010 onwards. All patients underwent neurological examination, routine neuroimaging, and follow-up. Kaplan-Meier curve and the log-rank method were used to estimate recovery rates by etiology. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions assessed patient-specific factors as independent predictors of recovery. Statistical significance was fixed as p-value\u2009&lt;\u20090.05.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Overall, 50 patients were included. The prevailing causative factors were microangiopathy in 36% and miscellaneous in 36% of cases. Hypertension (50%), diabetes mellitus (34%), and cardiovascular diseases (14%) were the predominant comorbidities. Total recovery of the oculomotor function was found in 46% of patients. Kaplan-Meier analysis reported microangiopathy and syndromes as etiological factors significantly related to early recovery time. Age and pupillary involvement emerged as significant independent prognostic factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The etiology significantly influences the recovery estimates of the oculomotor function. At the same time, patients' age, pupillary involvement, and especially hypertension as a comorbidity were the main predictive factors of good outcomes. 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