title: Marfan syndrome presenting with headache and coincidental ophthalmic artery aneurysm.
abstract: A 24-year-old Ugandan woman was referred for a neurology opinion after complaining of a year long history of right-sided retro-orbital stabbing pain. Brain imaging revealed a coincidental 3 mm left ophthalmic artery aneurysm. Marfanoid habitus was noted; after further investigations she was diagnosed with mild aortic root dilatation, subtle lens dislocation and Marfan syndrome. Her symptoms were secondary to temporomandibular joint dysfunction, an under-recognised complication of Marfan syndrome. Her ophthalmic artery aneurysm is likely to be a coincidental finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Genetics, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Diagnostic Service, Harrow, Middlesex, UK. anthony.vandersteen@nhs.net
authors.forename: Anthony Martin
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vandersteen
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: Naheed L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Male
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009880:Ophthalmic Artery; D055815:Young Adult