Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy with Ipsilateral Horner’s Syndrome as an Initial Manifestation of Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Neuro-Ophthalmology, cilt.44, sa.6, ss.379-383, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01658107.2019.1625931
- Dergi Adı: Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.379-383
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Abducens nerve palsy, Horner's syndrome, internal carotid artery aneurysm, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, posterior cavernous sinus lesions
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 62-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with a two-week history of double vision. Neuro-ophthalmological examination showed a left abducens nerve palsy with an ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome. Neuro-imaging identified recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma explaining the clinical findings. Co-existence of unilateral abducens nerve palsy and ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome is very rare and localises to the posterior cavernous sinus. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of this rare co-existence and perform appropriate neuro-imaging to clarify the underlying aetiology.