Early endovascular management of oculomotor nerve palsy associated with posterior communicating artery aneurysms

Interv Neuroradiol. 2010 Mar;16(1):17-21. doi: 10.1177/159101991001600102. Epub 2010 Mar 25.

Abstract

Palsy of the third cranial nerve (oculomotor nerve, CNIII) is a well-known clinical presentation of posterior communicating artery (P-com) aneurysm. We report a series of 11 patients with partial or complete third nerve palsy secondary to P-com aneurysm. All were treated with endovascular embolization within seven days of symptom onset. Third nerve palsy symptoms resolved in 7/11 (64%), improved in 2/11 (18%) and did not change in 2/11 (18%) patients.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebral Angiography*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / therapy*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome