Isolated Left Trochlear Nerve Palsy Caused by Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2016.17055
- Author:
Philip LEE
1
;
Jae Sang HAN
;
Young Ha KIM
;
So Young PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngoloy-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. sypak@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diplopia;
Forth cranial nerve;
Paranasal sinus;
Superior oblique muscle;
Superior orbital fissure
- MeSH:
Aged;
Brain;
Carotid Artery, Internal;
Cavernous Sinus;
Cranial Nerves;
Diplopia;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Mucocele*;
Oculomotor Nerve;
Optic Nerve;
Paralysis;
Sphenoid Sinus*;
Trochlear Nerve Diseases*;
Trochlear Nerve*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2017;60(10):531-534
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Paranasal sinus mucoceles are an uncommon cause of isolated palsies of cranial nerves III, IV, and VI. The trochlear nerve has been reported to be less frequently affected than the abducens and oculomotor nerves. Isolated sphenoid sinus diseases may cause serious complications by involving adjacent vital structures such as the optic nerve, cavernous sinus, internal carotid artery, and cranial nerves III–VI. We report a case of a 76-year-old woman who presented to our emergency department with a chief complaint of acute double vision and headache. Her diplopia was diagnosed as left trochlear nerve palsy. Brain CT and MRI revealed expanding cystic lesions in both sphenoid sinuses with bony erosion of the left sinus wall. The patient underwent an endoscopic intranasal sphenoidotomy and recovered completely from diplopia at postoperative 2 months. The relationship between the trochlear nerve palsy and its anatomy is also discussed.
