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Peculiar aetiology for orbital apex syndrome: Wyburn-Mason syndrome as orbital apex lesion [PDF]
BMJ Neurology OpenBackground Wyburn-Mason syndrome is a rare, non-hereditary congenital disease, belonging to the group of neurocutaneous syndromes with fewer than 100 cases reported since its first description in 1937.Case report A young adult man was initially evaluated
Pedro Braga-Neto +6 more
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Orbital Apex Syndrome: A Review [PDF]
Eye and Brain, 2019 Akshay Badakere,1 Preeti Patil-Chhablani2 1Jasti V Ramanamma Children’s Eye Care Centre, Pediatric Ophthalmology And Neuro-ophthalmology Services, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Children’s ...
Badakere A, Patil-Chhablani P
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Sinonasal Orbital Apex Syndrome, Horner Syndrome and Pterygopalatine Fossa Infection: A Case Report and Mini-Review [PDF]
Life, 2023 This paper presents a literature review and a case of an 83-year-old otherwise healthy female patient with a history of recent syncope, a sudden-onset right-sided temporal headache, diplopia, and vision loss.
Gregorio Benites +3 more
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Acute Orbital Apex Syndrome Caused by Idiopathic Sclerosing Orbital Inflammation [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Idiopathic sclerosing orbital inflammation (ISOI) is a distinct entity among other orbital diseases. It is characterized by marked fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration that can damage orbital structures.
Chung-Chih Chang +7 more
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Orbital apex syndrome from bacterial sinusitis without orbital cellulitis
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018 Purpose: To describe a case of orbital apex syndrome as a result of isolated bacterial sinusitis. Observations: A 63-year-old woman presented with an orbital apex syndrome from isolated bacterial sinusitis with rapidly declining visual acuity to no light
Margaret L. Pfeiffer +4 more
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Serratia marcescens sinusitis presenting as left orbital apex syndrome [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineBackground: Orbital apex syndrome (OAS) is a vision-threatening condition characterized by optic neuropathy, ophthalmoplegia, and cranial nerve dysfunction at the orbital apex. While fungal and neoplastic aetiologies are well recognized, bacterial causes
Yusuf Kagzi +3 more
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Bilateral Orbital Apex Syndrome Related to Sphenoid Fungal Sinusitis
Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2023 Orbital apex syndrome (OAS) is a rare condition that usually occurs due to damage to surrounding inner and surrounding bone tissue. Orbital apex syndrome may result from a variety of conditions that cause damage to the superior orbital fissure and to the
Dong Hyun Kim MD +4 more
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Reversible Orbital Apex Syndrome. [PDF]
J Eye Mov ResOrbital apex syndrome (OAS) is characterized by optic neuropathy and ophthalmoplegia and is generally associated with poor visual prognosis. The aim of this study was to describe patients with acute OAS who demonstrated substantial recovery of visual function and ocular motility.
Rabinovich Y +7 more
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Orbital apex syndrome in a man with rhino-ocular cerebral mucormycosis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Orbital apex syndrome is a symptom complex of visual loss and ophthalmoplegia resulting from a disease involving the orbital apex. It can be caused by inflammation, infection, and malignancies.
Kinza Moin +3 more
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Orbital apex syndrome: An unusual complication of invasive mucormycosis
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2018 Orbital apex syndrome is a rare manifestation of invasive mucormycosis. We report a case of orbital apex syndrome in a diabetic patient which not only posed a diagnostic challenge but also required a multidisciplinary approach in treatment and management.
W J Quah, M Gunavathy
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