Ophthalmoplegia syndrome or tolosa hunt syndrome – A review

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Review Article

Author Details : Sunil Kumar*

Volume : 9, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 166-169

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijooo.2023.037

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Abstract

Ophthalmoplegia syndrome or Tolosa Hunt syndrome (THS) is a rare severe unilateral periorbital headache associated with painful and restricted eye movements (ophthalmoplegia) with no visual deterioration. It is associated with choric inflammation with granulomatous deposition in cavernous sinus and at superior orbital fissure. This article provides a detail outlook of this syndrome that along with pathophysiology, the present diagnostic considerations and management insights on Tolosa-Hunt syndrome through review of published article.
 

Keywords: Painful ophthalmoplegia, Tolosa hunt syndrome, Periorbital headache, Retrobulbar headache

How to cite : Kumar S, Ophthalmoplegia syndrome or tolosa hunt syndrome – A review. IP Int J Ocul Oncol Oculoplasty 2023;9(4):166-169

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