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Prolonged diplopia following sinus vein thrombosis mimicking Gradenigo's syndrome
Matthias Dorn1, Kristina Liener, Ajnacska Rozsasi
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ulm, Frauensteige 12, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Abstract:
We report about a boy with the symptoms of Gradenigo's syndrome (abducens nerve palsy, acute otitis media, unilateral headache). The MR imaging showed a sinus vein thrombosis instead of the expected petroapicitis. After 2 weeks of conservative therapy with antibiotics and anticoagulation, without any clinical effort the boy underwent a mastoidectomy. Headache and otitis media recovered quickly but the diplopia still remained after 25 months.
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