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. 2018 Apr;8(2):104-105.
doi: 10.1177/1941874417714147. Epub 2017 Jun 13.

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome

Asri Yuliati  1 , Kumar Rajamani  2
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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome

Asri Yuliati et al. Neurohospitalist. 2018 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Tolosa-Hunt syndrome; clinical specialty; cranial nerve diseases; neuro-ophthalmology; neuroradiology; ophthalmoplegia.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
T1 axial with contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showing diffusely enhancing ill-defined enlarged left optic nerve and left medial and inferior rectus muscles, with extension into the left cavernous sinus.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Biopsy showing dense fibrosis with polarized materials and calcified fragments, with no evidence of malignancy.
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