Giant intracavernous aneurysm: rare cause of isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy in a child.
A boy, aged 7 1/2 years, developed a sixth cranial nerve palsy for which no cause was found until 8 1/2 years later, when he developed a rapidly progressive ophthalmoplegia. A giant intracavernous aneurysm was then demonstrated on carotid angiography and successfully treated by carotid ligation. Radioisotope techniques were of value in diagnosis and follow-up.
D000010:Abducens Nerve; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*