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Gamma Knife radiosurgery in steroid-intolerant Tolosa-Hunt syndrome: case report

Authors: Jong-Myong Lee, Jung-Soo Park, Eun-Jeong Koh

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 1/2016

Abstract

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is a rare cause of painful ophthalmoplegia due to idiopathic chronic granulomatous inflammation in the cavernous sinus. Usually clinical manifestations are well controlled by corticosteroid therapy, but steroid dependency or resistance is common. We report a case of marked improvement of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome without symptom relapse after Gamma Knife radiosurgery in a patient with steroid intolerance.

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Title: Gamma Knife radiosurgery in steroid-intolerant Tolosa-Hunt syndrome: case report
Authors: Jong-Myong Lee
Jung-Soo Park
Eun-Jeong Koh
Publication date: 01-01-2016
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2648-5

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Gamma Knife radiosurgery in steroid-intolerant Tolosa-Hunt syndrome: case report

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