Vascular compression as a cause of superior oblique myokymia disclosed by thin-slice magnetic resonance imaging - 03/09/11
Abstract |
PURPOSE: To describe a case of superior oblique myokymia in which thin-slice magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appeared to show vascular compression of the trochlear nerve.
METHODS: A 50-year-old woman presented with episodic monocular oscillopsia. Neuro-ophthalmologic examinations showed intermittent intorsional microtremor of her right eye, diagnosed as right superior oblique myokymia. Thin-slice (1.6 mm) MRI, using spoiled gradient recalled acquisition in the steady state, was employed to examine the trochlear nerve in its course through the ambient cistern.
RESULTS: Imaging disclosed a branch of the posterior cerebral artery immediately adjacent to the right trochlear nerve.
CONCLUSION: These magnetic resonance findings suggest that a cause of superior oblique myokymia may be vascular compression of the trunk of the trochlear nerve.
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Vol 131 - N° 5
P. 676-677 - mai 2001 Retour au numéro
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