title: Painful ophthalmoplegia caused by idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis in the cavernous sinus.
abstract: A 73-year-old man presenting with painful unilateral ophthalmoplegia is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a mass in the cavernous sinus extending to the floor of the middle cranial fossa. After resection of the lesion and anti-tuberculous chemotherapy his symptoms improved. Pathological examination revealed extensive caseous necrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Atsumi Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Misu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nara