Diseases

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome

An idiopathic syndrome characterized by the formation of granulation tissue in the anterior cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure, producing a painful ophthalmoplegia. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p271)

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Abstract

An idiopathic syndrome characterized by the formation of granulation tissue in the anterior cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure, producing a painful ophthalmoplegia. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p271)

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  • Tolosa Hunt Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000; use OPHTHALMOPLEGIA 1981-1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Cranial Nerves (1966-1999)
  • Diplopia (1966-1999)
  • Ophthalmoplegia (1973-1999)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.232.875w
  2. C10w.292w.562.900w
  3. C11w.590.905w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020333. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020333
  2. Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolosa%E2%80%93Hunt_syndrome
  3. Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370066