TY - JOUR
T1 - Noninvasive neuroimaging of basilar artery dolichoectasia in a patient with an isolated abducens nerve paresis
AU - Goldenberg-Cohen, Nitza
AU - Miller, Neil R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Isabel and Zanvyl Krieger Fund (Dr. Cohen), Baltimore, Maryland.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - PURPOSE: To describe the neuroimaging findings in a patient with an isolated abducens nerve palsy caused by a dolichoectatic basilar artery. DESIGN: Retrospective case report. METHODS: A 65-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of gradually worsening horizontal double vision. He subsequently underwent magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance angiography, and computed tomographic angiography. RESULTS: Neuroimaging revealed dolichoectasia of the basilar artery. The enlarged, tortuous vessel appeared to be compressing the subarachnoid portion of the nerve at its exit from the brainstem. CONCLUSION: Noninvasive neuroimaging studies are sufficient to establish a diagnosis of basilar artery dolichoectasia in patients with isolated cranial neuropathies.
AB - PURPOSE: To describe the neuroimaging findings in a patient with an isolated abducens nerve palsy caused by a dolichoectatic basilar artery. DESIGN: Retrospective case report. METHODS: A 65-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of gradually worsening horizontal double vision. He subsequently underwent magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance angiography, and computed tomographic angiography. RESULTS: Neuroimaging revealed dolichoectasia of the basilar artery. The enlarged, tortuous vessel appeared to be compressing the subarachnoid portion of the nerve at its exit from the brainstem. CONCLUSION: Noninvasive neuroimaging studies are sufficient to establish a diagnosis of basilar artery dolichoectasia in patients with isolated cranial neuropathies.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00898-5
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00898-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 14962438
AN - SCOPUS:1242338765
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 137
SP - 365
EP - 367
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -