title: Abducens nerve paresis as first symptom of trigeminal neurinoma. Report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Two cases of neurinoma of the Gasserian ganglion with abducens nerve paresis as the first symptom are described and 27 cases culled from the literature are reviewed. The anatomo-surgical and clinical-radiological features of this pathology were re-assessed in an attempt to identify the pathogenetic mechanism responsible for a trigeminal neurinoma manifesting with VI cranial nerve palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qasho
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vangelista
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocchi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010291:Paresis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology