Dolichoectasia and cranial nerve palsies. A case report

J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1989 Dec;9(4):249-53.

Abstract

An elderly man with glaucoma and acute onset of left-sided cranial nerve III, V, and VII palsies was found to have associated marked intracranial artery dolichoectasia. Dolichoectasia (arterial elongation and distension) affects the intracranial arteries, producing various neurological and ophthalmological findings. The patients are usually men who are more than 40 years old and have a history of hypertension. Diagnosis is made by characteristic radiologic findings. In patients with neurologic symptoms and signs suggesting a space-occupying mass, intracranial dolichoectasia should be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebral Arterial Diseases / complications
  • Cerebral Arterial Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cerebral Arterial Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed