Type presentatie | E-poster |
Titel | A curious case of recurrent transient diplopia |
Doel | Not many diseases are known to cause recurrent episodes of cranial nerve palsy. We discuss such an uncommon case involving multiple ocular cranial nerves over a period of two years. |
Methodes | A 37-year-old man presented with 4 episodes of diplopia caused by different ocular cranial nerve palsies: left trochlear nerve (April 2021), right trochlear nerve (May 2022), left abducens nerve (October 2022), inferior branch of the right oculomotor nerve (March 2023). |
Resultaten | Work-up including full blood analysis, lumbar puncture, single nerve fiber EMG, MRI brain, CT thorax and PET scan did not reveal any underlying etiology. All episodes resolved spontaneously. A trial with oral steroids did not result in improvement during the last two episodes. |
Conclusie | Literature research showed a very similar case, in which the MRI scan showed changes in the cavernous sinus only after almost 30 years. Despite not fulfilling all criteria, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome should be considered in case of recurrent cranial nerve palsies. Another differential diagnosis to be considered in our case is the exclusionary diagnosis of idiopathic recurrent polyneuritis cranialis. |
Belangenverstrengeling | Nee |
Naam | VERMEULEN |
Initialen | L |
Instituut | Dept. of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital |
Stad | Edegem, Belgium |
Naam | De Keizer |
Initialen | RJW |
Instituut | Dept. of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital + Leiden University Medical Center |
Stad | Edegem, Belgium + Leiden, The Netherlands |
Naam | Kerstens |
Initialen | J |
Instituut | Dept. of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital |
Stad | Edegem, Belgium |
Naam | Van Lint |
Initialen | M |
Instituut | Dept. of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital |
Stad | Edegem, Belgium |