Abstract
A patient had angiographic and computed tomographic features of a dissecting aneurysm of the extracranial internal carotid artery, with intracranial extension into the cavernous sinus. Isolated abducens nerve palsy resolved without treatment, within a two-month period.
MeSH terms
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Abducens Nerve*
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Adult
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Aortic Dissection / complications*
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Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
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Carotid Artery Diseases / complications*
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Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
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Cavernous Sinus / diagnostic imaging
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Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Paralysis / etiology*
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Radiography