Síndrome de tolosa hunt: presentación de caso clínico / Tolosa Hunt syndrome: case report

El síndrome de Tolosa-Hunt es una entidad poco frecuente cuya etiopatogenia y mecanismos fi- siopatológicos son controversiales, se caracteri- za por cefalea asociada a parálisis de uno o más nervios craneales, diplopía, estrabismo y ptosis palpebral, ocasionados por el compromiso del seno cavernoso o la fisura orbitaria superior. Su diagnóstico es un reto y se aborda dentro de los diagnósticos diferenciales de las oftalmoplejías dolorosas. Con el objetivo de describir y actua- lizar el conocimiento sobre esta enfermedad se presenta el caso de una paciente de 14 años que acudió a consulta por cefalea intensa, dolor ocu- lar y afección de nervios craneales. Los hallazgos clínicos y la resonancia magnética confirmaron el diagnóstico del síndrome de Tolosa Hunt...(AU)

Parálisis de convergencia / Convergence pals

La parálisis de convergencia se caracteriza por la imposibilidad de la convergencia en la mirada próxima, con diplopía horizontal cruzada a partir de 1 metro, con aducción normal. La parálisis de la convergencia es una condición distinta de la insuficiencia de la convergencia y normalmente secundaria a una lesión intracraneal. Acude paciente de 12 años de edad por presentar diplopía horizontal de cerca ± 1 metro de 3 meses de evolución, cefalea, lagrimeo y fotofobia. La impresión diagnóstica fue parálisis de convergencia. En los estudios neurológicos solo se encontró implantación baja de las amígdalas cerebrales. Aún no se precisa la etiología aunque se recoge el antecedente de un traumatismo craneal sin relevancia por la familia

The convergence paralysis is characterized by impossible convergence in the near sight, with crossed horizontal diplopia at one meter distance and normal adduction. The convergence paralysis is a condition different from the inadequate convergence and usually secondary to intracranial lesion. A 12-years old patient went to the hospital because he had suffered horizontal diplopia in near sight (± 1 meter) for 3 months, migraine, watering and photophobia. The definitive diagnosis was convergence paralysis. In the neurological studies, the low placing of the tonsils of cerebellum was the only finding. The etiology of this disorder is not determined yet; although there is some history of head trauma to which the family did not pay enough attention

Botulinum toxin in the management of acquired motor fusion deficiency.

Acquired disruption of motor fusion is a rare condition characterized by intractable diplopia. Management of these patients is extremely difficult. Prisms in any combination or even surgery may not help relieve their symptoms. We describe a longstanding case of acquired motor fusion disruption which was managed successfully with botulinum toxin injection.

Factors associated with insensitivity to pyridostigmine therapy in Thai patients with ocular myasthenia gravis.

The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with pyridostigmine therapy in patients with ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG). This retrospective study included eighty-five patients with OMG who have been treated with pyridostigmine. Patients were excluded if they were diagnosed as generalized myasthenia gravis within a month after diagnosis or were treated with other medications. Forty-two patients responded to pyridostigmine and 43 patients did not. There were no significant differences in gender, age, the duration of symptoms before treatment, the dosage of pyridostigmine, and the initial presentations of ptosis or diplopia between the two groups. However, an initial presentation of concurrent ptosis and diplopia and the presence of systemic involvement after follow up were significant factors associated with an insensitivity to pyridostigmine in patients with OMG (p = 0.001 and p = 0.01, respectively). Determining these factors could help predict the pyridostigmine response in patients with OMG.

Esotropia do adulto durante o período gestacional: relato de caso / Adult esotropia during pregnancy: case report

Os autores relatam o caso de uma paciente que apresentou quadro reincidente de esotropia aguda e diplopia durante o período gestacional. Não havia história de trauma ou qualquer alteração sistêmica, excetuando-se a gravidez. Tratamento oclusivo alternado foi instituído, e após o parto houve remissão espontânea dos sinais e sintomas.

The authors report a case of a female patient who presented, for the second time, diplopia and acute esotropia during pregnancy. There was no trauma involved neither was systemic disease. The patient was treated with conventional occlusion, and, soon after delivery, the squint was resolved.

Hypoaccommodative convergence insufficiency: symptoms, diagnosis ad therapy

Hypoaccommodative convergence insufficiency is a relatively uncommon binocular vision abnormality characterized by low amplitude of accommodation and convergence, reduced AC/A ratio, blurred near vision, fatigue around the eyes, intermittent diplopia for near fixation, and frontal headaches. Hypoaccommodative convergence insufficiency is not amenable to orthoptic therapy and, consequently, an early differential diagnosis is clinically important. This report a case of hypoaccommodative convergence insufficiency associated with a peculiar symptom is presented. The physiological bases of the symptoms and the therapy are described

Avulsion of superior rectus muscle during retinal detachment surgery

We evaluated and treated a patient whose superior rectus muscle was severed at the time of retinal detachment surgery resulting in hypotropia and diplopia. By use of adjustable sutures and other techniques for correcting strabismus, single binocular vision was restored in the primary gaze position. To our knowledge this is the first case of superior rectus avulsion during retinal surgery to be reported

Superior oblique muscle paralysis in the Crest syndrome

Un paciente varón de 54 de edad con la variante de CREST de esclerosis sistémica progresiva (escleroderma) se presentó con diplopia vertical diagnosticada como parálisis del músculo superior oblicuo izquierdo. Aunque en escleroderma se han reportado anormalidades de los nervios craneales, creemos que este es el primer informe de la variante de CREST en asociación a una parálisis del IV nervio la cual no se pudo explicar por otra etiología