Cluster-Like Headache Secondary to Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele
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Sphenoid sinus mucocele with unilateral blindness.
Mucoceles of the sphenoid sinus are rare and may frequently remain undiagnosed until symptoms due to compression of surrounding structures set in. In such cases, the optic nerve, because of its close proximity to the sphenoid sinus, is at risk, and pressure exerted by the mucocele may result in visual impairment. A case of a sphenoid sinus mucocele with sudden-onset unilateral blindness as the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2090-6668,2090-6676
DOI: 10.1155/2018/5850286