Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsy Caused by De Novo Pontine Cavernous Angioma .
- Author:
Jeong Ho PARK
;
Won Hee CHUNG
;
Sun Ah PARK
;
Ki Bum SUNG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cavernous angioma;
Abducens nerve palsy
- MeSH:
Abducens Nerve Diseases*;
Abducens Nerve*;
Brain Stem;
Hemangioma, Cavernous*;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Pons;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Balance Society
2006;5(1):70-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cavernous angiomas are considered to be congenital in origin. Patients under age of 14 years usually does not require imaging because they are likely to have a benign abducens nerve palsy, unless they develop additional signs or symptoms of neurologic disease during observation. Here we report a case of an isolated abducens nerve palsy caused by overt hemorrhage from de novo formation of cavernous angioma in the pons. Cavernous angiomas of the brain stem should be considered as a possible cause of isolated abducens nerve palsy in young adult and MRI, including gradient-echo sequences should be performed.
