A Case of Extra-axial Cavernous Angioma Originating from the Oculomotor Nerve

A Case of Extra-axial Cavernous Angioma Originating from the Oculomotor Nerve

Abstract We report a case of extra-axial cavernous angioma, which originated from the oculomotor nerve and, by hemorrhaging, resulted in oculomotor nerve palsy. Cavernous angioma generally occurs in the brain parenchyma. Therefore, this case is extremely rare. We believe that preoperative sequential...

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Main Authors: Toshitaka Inui, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Kenta Fujimoto, Tateo Shimokawara, Mitsuhisa Nishiguchi, Syohei Yokoyama, Koji Omoto, Ryuta Matsuoka, Takahide Yaegaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
cavernous angioma
extra-axial
oculomotor nerve
magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1584593

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