Tolosa-Hunt syndrome due to actinomycosis of the cavernous sinus: The infections hypothesis revisited

Headache

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 806-811

  Mandrioli, Jessica ^a   Frank, Giorgio ^b   Sola, Patrizia ^a   Leone, Maria Ernesta ^a   Guaraldi, Giovanni ^a   Guaraldi, Pietro ^a   Collina, Guido ^b   Roncaroli, Federico ^b   Cortelli, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Antibiotic therapy; Granulomatous aspecific inflammation; Painful ophthalmoplegia; Tolosa Hunt syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; GADOLINIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BIOPSY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOSCOPY; EYE PAIN; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; GRAY MATTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SELLA TURCICA; TOLOSA HUNT SYNDROME; VEIN INJURY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; TOLOSA-HUNT SYNDROME;

EID: 4744349049     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04149.x     Document Type: Review

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