Gradenigo's syndrome presenting as IX and X cranial nerve palsy without clinically apparent ear infection: A case report and review of literature

Gradenigo's syndrome presenting as IX and X cranial nerve palsy without clinically apparent ear infection: A case report and review of literature

Gradenigo's syndrome (GS) is a triad (otorrhea, abducens nerve palsy, and pain in the trigeminal nerve distribution) of clinical findings that are caused by contiguous spread of petrous apicitis to the nearby neurovascular structures. Petrous apicitis is usually secondary to otitis media but at...

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Main Authors: Safia Bano, Ahmad Nawaz, Abyaz Asmar, Muhammad Aemaz Ur Rehman, Hareem Farooq, Hamid Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:eNeurologicalSci
Subjects:
Case report
Cranial nerve palsies
Gradinego's syndrome, otitis media
Otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Petrositis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650222000065

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