| Title |
Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele Presenting as a Third Cranial Nerve Palsy |
| Creator |
Vaphiades, MS; Roberson, GH |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. vaph@uab.edu |
| Abstract |
A 90-year-old woman developed an acute left third cranial nerve palsy. Brain imaging revealed a left sphenoid sinus mucocele. Endoscopic marsupialization of the mucocele led to complete resolution of the third cranial nerve palsy. |
| Subject |
Older people, 80 and over; Endoscopy, methods; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mucocele, diagnosis; Mucocele, surgery; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases, diagnosis; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases, surgery; Paranasal Sinus Diseases, diagnosis; Paranasal Sinus Diseases, surgery; Sphenoid Sinus, pathology; Sphenoid Sinus, radiography; Sphenoid Sinus, surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
225486 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61g3sbs/225486 |
