title: Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. The dangers of an eponym.
abstract: Two cases of painful ophthalmoplegia are described which were initially thought to be examples of the Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. Both were partially responsive to steroid treatment. Subsequent investigations showed that in one case the condition was due to an aneurysm and in the other to a malignant lymphoma.
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010146:Pain; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone