parasellar syndrome

parasellar syndrome

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome Neurology A condition characterized by episodic orbital pain, with inflammation of the cavernous sinus Etiology Neoplasia–pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma, meningioma, neurofibroma, sarcoma, chondroma, giant cell tumor, myeloma, lymphoma, metastases; inflammation–herpes zoster, arachnoiditis, giant cell arteritis, Wegener's granulomatosis, syphilis, aspergillosis Clinical Diplopia, headaches, orbital pain Management Excise or decompress, chemotherapy, corticosteroids, antibiotics
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Differential diagnosis of THS includes parasellar syndrome causes (trauma), neoplasms (primary intracranial tumor, local or distant metastases), vascular causes (aneurysm, carotid dissection, carotid cavernous fistula), inflammation (orbital pseudotumor, giant cell arteritis, sarcoidosis), infectious etiology (fungi, mycobacteria, etc.) (12) or other (micro vascular infarcts, diabetes mellitus, recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy).
TOLOSA-HUNT SYNDROME--CASE REPORT
Thus, while working up a patient of painful ophthalmoplegia, the clinicians should be aware of the causes of parasellar syndrome and other causes of painful ophthalmoplegia.
Painful ophthalmoplegia due to Tolosa-Hunt syndrome: a case report
(24.) Bellan Id Cox TA, Gascoyne RD: Parasellar syndrome caused by plasma cell leukemia.
Ethmoidal sinus plasmacytoma with intracranial extension: a case report with clinical and radiological features
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