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Arachnoid cyst of the cavernous sinus resulting in third nerve palsy
D Barr1, M J Kupersmith, R Pinto
1Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Beth Israel Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract:
A 67-year-old man exhibited long-standing left third nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic lesion in the left cavernous sinus with signal characteristics typical of arachnoid cyst. Intradural cavernous sinus arachnoid cyst has not reported previously. Pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.