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Cavernous sinus syndromes secondary to chronic mass lesions, although a relatively rare cause of ophthalmoplegia, represent a distinct challenge in neuroradiologic diagnosis. Puzzling neuro-ophthalmologic signs and often subtle radiologic changes consistently lead to erroneous and delayed diagnoses as exemplified by a review of 20 patients; a correct clinical or radiographic diagnosis was initially not made in any individual.
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Post, M.J.D., Glaser, J.S. & Trobe, J.D. The radiographic recognition of two clinically elusive mass lesions of the cavernous sinus: Meningiomas and aneurysms. Neuroradiology 16, 499–503 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00395345
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