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Anterior clinoid mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome.

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Wang, AC; Than, KD; Ramnath, S; Pandey, AS
Published in: Surg Neurol Int
2013

BACKGROUND: Pneumatized anterior clinoid process is a common anatomic variant. Mucocele formation is a known complication of clinoid drilling during certain intracranial operations; however, mucoceles of pneumatized anterior clinoid processes have been found to spontaneously occur. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 44-year-old male presented with complaints of left-sided retro-orbital pain, double vision, and numbness over the upper face and scalp on the left side of 1-week duration. On examination, he was found to develop cranial nerve III, IV, and VI palsies with pupillary sparing, ophthalmic division cranial nerve V dysfunction, and eventually, the onset of vision loss. CONCLUSIONS: We report a case of spontaneous anterior clinoid process mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome. This was treated successfully with anterior clinoidectomy for decompression.

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Surg Neurol Int

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ISSN

2229-5097

Publication Date

2013

Volume

4

Start / End Page

63

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Wang, A. C., Than, K. D., Ramnath, S., & Pandey, A. S. (2013). Anterior clinoid mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome. Surg Neurol Int, 4, 63. https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.111583
Wang, Anthony C., Khoi D. Than, Suresh Ramnath, and Aditya S. Pandey. “Anterior clinoid mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome.Surg Neurol Int 4 (2013): 63. https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.111583.
Wang AC, Than KD, Ramnath S, Pandey AS. Anterior clinoid mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome. Surg Neurol Int. 2013;4:63.
Wang, Anthony C., et al. “Anterior clinoid mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome.Surg Neurol Int, vol. 4, 2013, p. 63. Pubmed, doi:10.4103/2152-7806.111583.
Wang AC, Than KD, Ramnath S, Pandey AS. Anterior clinoid mucocele presenting with orbital apex syndrome. Surg Neurol Int. 2013;4:63.

Published In

Surg Neurol Int

DOI

ISSN

2229-5097

Publication Date

2013

Volume

4

Start / End Page

63

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences