| A case of partial oculomotor nerve palsy caused by vascular compression in idiopathic intracranial hypertension |
| Seol-Won Lee1, Seung-Bae Hwang3, Byoung Soo Shin1, Man Wook Seo1, Sun-Young Oh1 |
1Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Hospital , Jeonju, Korea
2Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School , Jeonju, Korea
3Department of Radiology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea |
| Correspondence |
Sun-Young Oh ,Tel: 063-250-1590, Fax: 063-251-9363, Email: ohsun@jbnu.ac.kr
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Received: May 25, 2017; Accepted: August 9, 2017. Published online: August 9, 2017. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Pupil-involving oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) is frequently associated with compressive lesion such as intracranial aneurysm originating from the posterior communicating arteries. Vascular variant of posterior intracranial circulation is regarded as an uncommon cause and association between these vascular variants and intracranial hypertension has not been reported. We present an 18-year old girl with pupil-involving ONP combined with idiopathic intracranial hypertension who revealed compression of oculomotor nerve by a vascular variant of superior cerebellar artery (SCA). This is a rare case of an ONP attributed to compressive effect from an aberrant SCA affected by intracranial hypertension. |
| Keywords:
Oculolmotor nerve palsy; vascular compression; idiopathic intracranial hypertension |
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