Tolosa–Hunt Syndrome: A Painful Ophthalmoplegia
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[Painful ophthalmoplegia (pseudotumor of the orbit and Tolosa-Hunt syndrome)].
INTRODUCTION The Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome (THS) and the Pseudotumor of the Orbit (PTO) each have three common clinical hallmarks: unilateral periorbital pain, cranial nerve palsies and a fast response to corticosteroid therapy. CASE REPORT 48-year-old female with a right VI nerve paralysis, later develops a right III nerve paralysis. It is important to be able to differentiate between THS and PTO...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2090-6676,2090-6668
DOI: 10.1155/2020/8883983