A diabetic 69-year-old woman experienced a sudden painful ophthalmoplegia (third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerves) in the left eye, with visual loss and corneal hypesthesia, due to superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis. This was revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Left eye fundus was characterized by an atrophic optic disc and by obliteration of all retinal vessels. The authors recommend early use of MRI in order to diagnose vascular affections, which may benefit by early appropriate therapy.

Polito, E., Leccisotti, A. (1996). Painful ophthalmoplegia caused by superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis. NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY, 16(3), 189-192 [10.3109/01658109609009680].

Painful ophthalmoplegia caused by superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis

Polito, E.;Leccisotti, A.
1996-01-01

Abstract

A diabetic 69-year-old woman experienced a sudden painful ophthalmoplegia (third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerves) in the left eye, with visual loss and corneal hypesthesia, due to superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis. This was revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Left eye fundus was characterized by an atrophic optic disc and by obliteration of all retinal vessels. The authors recommend early use of MRI in order to diagnose vascular affections, which may benefit by early appropriate therapy.
1996
Polito, E., Leccisotti, A. (1996). Painful ophthalmoplegia caused by superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis. NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY, 16(3), 189-192 [10.3109/01658109609009680].
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