Abducens Nerve Palsy and Ipsilateral Horner Syndrome in a Patient With Carotid-Cavernous Fistula

J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Oct;26(7):e653-5. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002131.

Abstract

The combination of abducens nerve palsy and ipsilateral Horner syndrome was first described by Parkinson and considered as a localizing sign of posterior cavernous sinus lesions. The authors present a case with right abducens nerve palsy with ipsilateral Horner syndrome in a patient with carotid-cavernous fistula because of head trauma. The patient was referred to the ophthalmology clinic with diplopia complaint after suffering a head trauma during a motorcycle accident. Cerebral angiography showed low-flow carotid-cavernous fistula.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / etiology*
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
  • Horner Syndrome / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Motorcycles
  • Paralysis / etiology*
  • Skull Fracture, Basilar / etiology
  • Young Adult