Painful Isolated Third Nerve Palsy: A Life Saving Diagnosis
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 11
Abstract
Intra cranial aneurysms are the most common cause of isolated oculomotor nerve palsy with pupillary involvement. Aneurysm is suspected, particularly when the patient has a history of sudden severe pain in or around the eye. Oculomotor nerve palsy is a sign of alarm in such cases, as it usually is an initial manifestation of the expansion of this vascular malformation. The rupture of an aneurysm leads to a sudden sub-arachnoid haemorrhage with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Timely neuro-radiological diagnosis and treatment can prevent this catastrophic outcome. Here, we report a case of 47 year old male patient who presented with acute onset painful isolated third nerve palsy. He was admitted in the emergency department of our hospital with the chief complaint of severe headache which in his words was “this is the worst headache of my life”. MRI was done which was reported to be normal. Magnetic resonance angiogram was done suspecting aneurysm of posterior communicating artery. This revealed a 3mm×5 mm aneurysm of the posterior communicating artery. Patient underwent left parietal craniotomy for clipping of aneurysm and recovered well.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Rajwinder Kaur, Dr Hardeep Singh Gill, Dr. Balbir Khan, Dr. R. N. Bhatnagar, Dr. Nikhil Pathak
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