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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006; 16(02): 175-178
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29081
Original Article

Tolosa hunt syndrome: A case report

P S Khera
,
S Singh
,
V Chowdhury
,
R Dixit
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Abstract

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is a painful ophthalmoplegia caused by nonspecific inflammation of the cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure. We present a case of THS disease evaluated on a 1.5 Tesla MR scanner.

Keywords

Tolosa Hunt syndrome - MRI - cavernous sinus


Publication History

Received: 20 July 2005

Accepted: 10 February 2006

Article published online:
02 August 2021

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