title: [Neuro-ophthalmological complications of sinusitis].
abstract: Sinusitis is a frequent and very often under-diagnosed condition. Despite the constantly increasing number of antibiotics with improved efficacy, prevention of its complications remains difficult. The prevalence of these complications is estimated at 3.7%. Their clinical presentation is highly variable making the diagnosis difficult and thereby increasing mortality. In this article, historical, epidemiological, pathophysiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of neuro-ophthalmological complications of sinusitis are reviewed. For didactic reasons, the various complications have been divided into extra-axial, intra-axial, vascular, and orbital. Specific paragraph have been devoted to sinusitis-related bone complications and pain syndromes. It's however obvious that various more or less complex associations of these complications can be seen in daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Service de neurologie, département de neurosciences cliniques, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Geneve, Suisse. jkamtchum@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Joseph Kamtchum
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tatuene
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pollak
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D013577:Syndrome