A 59-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department with Diplopia

A 59-year-old man comes to the emergency department with diplopia that started several hours ago.  His past medical history is significant for long-standing diabetes with poor glycemic control, right-knee osteoarthritis, and peptic ulcer disease.  Physical examination shows right-sided ptosis with the right pupil in the inferolateral position.  Pupils are equal in size and reactive to light bilaterally.  This patient's condition is most likely due to which of the following etiologies?

A) Nerve compression
B) Nerve inflammation
C) Nerve ischemia
D) Lacunar stroke
E) Muscle infiltration

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