Open AccessEarly Resolution of Third Nerve Palsy Following Endovascular Treatment of a Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
Author(s) -
Joji Inamasu,
Yoshiki Nakamura,
Ryoichi Saito,
Yoshiaki Kuroshima,
Shigeo Ohba,
Kiyoshi Ichikizaki
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/00041327-200203000-00004
Subject(s) - posterior communicating artery , clipping (morphology) , medicine , aneurysm , ptosis , oculomotor nerve palsy , endovascular treatment , surgery , pupil , palsy , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology , neuroscience
A 69-year-old man underwent successful endovascular treatment of a posterior communicating artery aneurysm that had caused a third nerve palsy. Pupil size became normal within 10 days and ptosis and ocular ductions became normal within 3 weeks of the procedure. Based on the reported recovery rates of third nerve palsy after aneurysmal clipping, recovery may occur more rapidly in patients who undergo endovascular treatment. Further data are necessary to substantiate this hypothesis.