Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy with Ipsilateral Horner’s Syndrome as an Initial Manifestation of Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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Top Karti D., KARTI Ö., Koc A. M., Esen O., Celebisoy N.

Neuro-Ophthalmology, cilt.44, sa.6, ss.379-383, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.