Open AccessAcute Isolated Sixth Nerve Palsy Caused by Unruptured Intradural Saccular Aneurysm
Author(s) -
Eyal Walter,
Eric Liao,
Lindsey B. De Lott,
Jonathan D. Trobe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/wno.0000000000000782
Subject(s) - medicine , sixth nerve palsy , diplopia , abducens nerve , oculomotor nerve palsy , surgery , saccular aneurysm , aneurysm , cavernous sinus , palsy , superior cerebellar artery , trochlear nerve , cerebellar artery , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
Unruptured intracranial aneurysms that cause isolated sixth nerve palsies are usually located extradurally in the cavernous sinus or intradurally as part of fusiform enlargement of the parent artery. Intradural saccular aneurysms of the vertebrobasilar circulation are a rare but life-threatening cause of isolated sixth nerve palsy. We provide documentation of 2 such cases.