Specific MRI and MRA findings of Dural Carotid Cavernous Sinus Fistula:A Case Report.
- Author:
Won Hee CHUNG
1
;
Jong Se LEE
;
Tae Kyeong LEE
;
Ki Bum SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea. sungkb@schbc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Carotid cavernous sinus fistula;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Angiography;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Magnetic resonance angiography
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula;
Cavernous Sinus*;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Angiography;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Ophthalmoplegia;
Paralysis
- From:Journal of the Korean Balance Society
2006;5(2):296-298
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistula (d-CCF) is a rare cause of ophthalmoplegia, and it may be overlooked when the prominent external orbito-ocular sign is lacking. Conventional angiography is the gold standard in the diagnosis of d-CCF. Recently, the specific MR findings of d-CCF have increasingly been reported. We report a patient with spontaneous d-CCF presenting with an isolated fourth-nerve palsy in whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) demonstrated d-CCF.
