Low flow dural arteriovenous shunt: another cause of "sinister" Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
A 73-year-old man developed acute, painful, ophthalmoplegia. The pain improved with oral steroids and a diagnosis of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome was made. Review of his angiogram revealed a low flow dural arteriovenous shunt that drained posteriorly. Dural arteriovenous shunts may thus be another cause of "sinister" Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
Brazis
P W
PW
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL 32224.
Capobianco
D J
DJ
Chang
F L
FL
McLeish
W M
WM
Earnest
F
F
D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011241:Prednisone