A Case of Partial Oculomotor Nerve Palsy Caused by Vascular Compression in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
10.21790/rvs.2017.16.3.97
- Author:
Seol Won LEE
1
;
Seung Bae HWANG
;
Byoung Soo SHIN
;
Man Wook SEO
;
Sun Young OH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. ohsun@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Oculomotor nerve palsy;
Vascular compression;
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Arteries;
Female;
Humans;
Intracranial Aneurysm;
Intracranial Hypertension;
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases;
Oculomotor Nerve;
Pseudotumor Cerebri
- From:Journal of the Korean Balance Society
2017;16(3):97-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pupil-involving oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) is frequently associated with compressive lesion such as intracranial aneurysm originating from the posterior communicating arteries. Vascular variant of posterior intracranial circulation is regarded as an uncommon cause and association between these vascular variants and intracranial hypertension has not been reported. We present an 18-year-old girl with pupil-involving ONP combined with idiopathic intracranial hypertension who revealed compression of oculomotor nerve by a vascular variant of superior cerebellar artery (SCA). This is a rare case of an ONP attributed to compressive effect from an aberrant SCA affected by intracranial hypertension.
