Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy due to dural cavernous sinus fistula.
Two patients with a dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistula presented with unilateral oculomotor nerve palsies without signs of ocular congestion or proptosis. According to this, dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistula should be included in the differential diagnosis of any case of painful ophthalmoplegia, even in the absence of other ocular signs.
Pérez Sempere
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Neurology Department, Hospital Universitario '12 de Octubre', Madrid, Spain.
Martinez Menéndez
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Cabeza Alvarez
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Calandre Hoenigsfeld
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D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*