Trochlear nerve palsy as the sole initial sign of an aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery

Neurosurgery. 1992 Feb;30(2):258-61. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199202000-00020.

Abstract

We report a case of trochlear nerve palsy that was the sole initial sign of an aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery. A craniotomy confirmed the anatomical compression of the trochlear nerve by this aneurysm. The clipping of the aneurysm resulted in the resolution of the trochlear nerve palsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebellum / blood supply
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology
  • Diplopia / etiology*
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
  • Male
  • Trochlear Nerve*