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KMID : 1036520120020010047
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Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
2012 Volume.2 No. 1 p.47 ~ p.50
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Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
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Kim Hyun-Ah
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Abstract
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The cavernous sinus is a small but complex structure consisting of a venous plexus, the carotid artery, cranial nerves, and sympathetic fibers. Broad categories of diseases involving the cavernous sinus can cause the so-called cavernous sinus syndrome. Cavernous sinus syndrome is characterized by neuropathies of the cranial nerves passing through the cavernous sinus and can shows signs and symptoms like ophthalmoplegia, chemosis, proptosis, Horner syndrome, or trigeminal sensory loss. Infectious or noninfectious inflammatory, vascular, traumatic, and neoplastic processes are the principal causes. Cavernous sinus syndrome is of great clinical importance due to its high tendency for developing into a life-threatening disorder. We briefly review the normal anatomy of the cavernous sinus and causing diseases that can affect this structure to help to make the differential diagnosis of cavernous sinus syndrome.
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KEYWORD
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Cavernous sinus, Ophthalmoplegia
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