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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome: A Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Sefer Günaydın,
Birgül Baştan,
Hürtan Acar,
Nihat Çevik,
Özlem Çokar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical bulletin of haseki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2147-2688
pISSN - 1302-0072
DOI - 10.4274/haseki.2332
Subject(s) - tolosa–hunt syndrome , medicine , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is a painful ophthalmoplegia, characterized by cryptogenic granulomatous inflammation of the cavernous sinus and/or superior orbital fissure. Glucocorticoid treatment is used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. According to the Headache classification subcommittee of international headache society criteria, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or biopsy is necessary for demonstration of the granulomatous inflammation. Here, we present two cases of THS with clinical and MRI findings

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