title: Right Third Nerve Palsy Caused by Extra-axial Cavernoma in a Patient with Multiple Intracranial Cavernomas.
abstract: We report an unusual case of a 54-year-old man with third nerve palsy caused by an extra-axial cavernoma in relation to the cisternal portion of the oculomotor nerve. In addition to this lesion, the patient had multiple intracranial cavernomas. Interestingly, an initial MRI without T2* gradient sequence missed the multiple cavernomas. A subsequent MRI done after one month showed an increase in size with fluid level within the extra-axial cavernoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, SCTIMST; Trivandrum, India - chandkesav@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kesavadas
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Kapilamoorthy