title: Horner's syndrome and sixth nerve paresis secondary to a petrous internal carotid artery aneurysm.
abstract: We describe a report of a child with a horner's syndrome and sixth nerve paresis secondary to a petrous internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm. Management of this condition involved coiling of the aneurysm and the use of botulinum toxin to manage his strabismus and associated symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, UK. simran-mangat36@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Simran Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mangat
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandna
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013285:Strabismus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A