Tolosa Hunt Syndrome: Reported From West Bengal, India

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Basu, Ayan [1 ]
Mandal, Arpan [2 ]
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[1] Sch Trop Med, Dept Trop Med, Kolkata, India
[2] Bankura Sammilani Med Coll, Dept Gen Med, Bankura, India
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Normal MRI; Painful ophthalmoplegia; Tolosa hunt syndrome;
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Tolosa Hunt Syndrome (THS) is a rare cause of painful ophthalmoplegia. It is caused by nonspecific inflammation of the cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure. Our article describes a case of a middle aged female who presented with retro orbital pain, diplopia and third, fourth and sixth cranial nerve palsy. She had no other neurodeficit. Her CT & MRI scan was normal. We treated her with systemic steroids because of the suspicion of THS and the patient recovered dramatically. This is probably the first reported case of Tolosa Hunt Syndrome with normal neuroimaging from West Bengal, India.
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