Arachnoid cyst of the cavernous sinus resulting in third nerve palsy.
A 67-year-old man exhibited long-standing left third nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic lesion in the left cavernous sinus with signal characteristics typical of arachnoid cyst. Intradural cavernous sinus arachnoid cyst has not reported previously. Pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.
Barr
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Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Beth Israel Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, New York, New York, USA.
Kupersmith
M J
MJ
Pinto
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Turbin
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D000368:Aged; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*