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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar 15:2013:bcr2012008323.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008323.

Marfan syndrome presenting with headache and coincidental ophthalmic artery aneurysm

Anthony Martin Vandersteen  1 , Joanna Kenny, Naheed L Khan, Alison Male
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Case Reports

Marfan syndrome presenting with headache and coincidental ophthalmic artery aneurysm

Anthony Martin Vandersteen et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 24-year-old Ugandan woman was referred for a neurology opinion after complaining of a year long history of right-sided retro-orbital stabbing pain. Brain imaging revealed a coincidental 3 mm left ophthalmic artery aneurysm. Marfanoid habitus was noted; after further investigations she was diagnosed with mild aortic root dilatation, subtle lens dislocation and Marfan syndrome. Her symptoms were secondary to temporomandibular joint dysfunction, an under-recognised complication of Marfan syndrome. Her ophthalmic artery aneurysm is likely to be a coincidental finding.

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A 3 mm ophthalmic artery aneurysm.
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