Pain in Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is a condition that includes recurrent attacks of retro-orbital, steady, and severe pain usually as the presenting symptom. Symptoms may include spontaneous recurrence of pain, chronic pain, and cranial nerve dysfunction that are responsive to steroid treatment. A patients with THS is described, with findings on craniotomy and biopsy, and the typical presentation of acute pain and recurrence of pain associated with response to steroid treatment. An overview of pain in this condition is presented.
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016727:Orbital Pseudotumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone