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In this study, we aimed to elucidate these causes by evaluating clinical presentations and treatment responses.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Cases of painful ophthalmoplegia with normal cranial MRI at a single center between January 2001 and June 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. Diagnoses of painful ophthalmoplegia were made according to the recommendations of the International Headache Society.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Of the 58 painful ophthalmoplegia cases (53 patients), 26 (44.8%) were diagnosed as ocular diabetic neuropathy, 27 (46.6%) as benign Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS), and 5 (8.6%) as ophthalmoplegic migraine (OM). Patients with ocular diabetic neuropathy were significantly older (62.8\u2009\u00b1\u20097.8\u00a0years) than those with benign THS (56.3 \u00b112.0\u00a0years) or OM (45.8\u2009\u00b1\u200923.0\u00a0years) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Cranial nerve involvement was similar among groups. Pupil sparing was dominant in each group. Patients with benign THS and OM responded exquisitely to glucocorticoid treatment with resolved diplopia, whereas patients with ocular diabetic neuropathy didn\u2019t (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Patients with OM recovered more rapidly than the other groups did (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Overall, most patients (94.8%) recovered completely during the follow-up period.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Ocular diabetic neuropathy and benign THS accounted for most of the painful ophthalmoplegias in patients with normal cranial imaging. 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