Abducens nerve palsy due to spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid artery

Arch Neurol. 1983 Jul;40(7):448-9. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1983.04050070078022.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abducens Nerve*
  • Adult
  • Aortic Dissection / complications*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / complications*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Cavernous Sinus / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Paralysis / etiology*
  • Radiography