title: [Cavernous sinus aneurysms. Treatment and evolution].
abstract: METHODS
  Two clinical cases of painful ophthalmoplegia from a cavernous sinus syndrome induced by carotid intracavernous aneurysm are presented. Two women presenting similar clinical patterns: total restriction of ocular movements, pthosis, alterations in the pupil and intense cephalalgia of sudden onset. Carotid aneurysms were found to be responsible for these clinical patterns. A carotid embolization was performed in one of the cases while a <<wait and see>> attitude was adopted for the other.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both cases showed similar favorable evolution, after a follow up period of one year. We concluded that in these cases a close collaboration with other specialties is required in order to adopt the most adequate therapeutic option.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez-Salvador García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Manrique
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pérez Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome