title: Medial longitudinal fasciculus syndrome associated with a subdural hygroma and an arachnoid cyst in the middle cranial fossa.
abstract: A 60-year-old man complaining of diplopia and vertigo showed bilateral medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) syndrome. The CT scan revealed a space-occupying lesion with watery fluid in the left cranial fossa, which was divided into two parts by a thin septum. Surgical trepanation was performed followed by 4 weeks of prednisolone therapy. He was completely cured 5 months later. The plausible causes of MLF syndrome relevant to preexisting space-occupying lesions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kanayama Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minamori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uenishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakahara
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome