Horner syndrome and VI nerve paresis as a diagnostic clue to a hidden lesion.
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ABSTRACT
A 33-year-old man treated elsewhere for an isolated VI cranial nerve paresis underwent an attempted transnasal biopsy of a large space-occupying lesion in the cavernous sinus and petrous apex seen on a CT scan. During the procedure, he developed severe bleeding and hypovolaemic shock. When he came to us 2 years later, he had Horner syndrome along with a mild VI nerve paresis that aided in localizing the lesion to the carotid canal and the posterior cavernous sinus. Digital subtraction angiography revealed a large internal carotid artery aneurysm of the laceral and petrous segments within the carotid canal, mushrooming into the posterior cavernous sinus.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Abducens Nerve
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Humans
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Male
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Carotid Artery Diseases
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Angiography, Digital Subtraction
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Intracranial Aneurysm
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Horner Syndrome
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Adult
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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