Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4025611 | Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The posterior communicating artery (PCA) aneurysm is a traditional cause of young subjects' painful ophthalmoplegia. We report the case of a patient presenting a complete, extrinsic and intrinsic, third cranial nerve palsy related to an unruptured aneurysm of the PCA. The diagnosis was made with the angio-CT, and the patient was treated with endovascular treatment for 6 days after the beginning of the cephalalgias. Recovery was complete at 8 weeks. We review the literature on the etiologies of this type of attack, the work-up, and the possible treatments.
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Authors
J. Beynat, S. Bidot, F. Ricolfi, C. Creuzot-Garcher, A. Bron,