Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCF) are abnormal communications between the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus. Traumatic carotid-cavernous fistulae are rare potential complications of craniofacial trauma. Typical findings of CCF are proptosis, chemosis, headache, oculomotor or abducens nerve palsy, trigeminal pain and pulsating bruit over the temporal skull and the bulb. CCF are repo...

The insidious onset and slow progression of symptoms may cause delay in the recognition of trigeminal schwannomas. Two cases with abducens nerve palsy as an initial symptom are reported, in both of whom the tumour was growing mainly below and anterior to the intracavernous portion of the internal carotid artery. Early detection of clinical symptoms and thorough radiological investigations are i...

burkitt’s lymphoma is one of the most hematologic malignancies that involve the central nervous system. our patient had a rare presenting symptom of lymphoma during pregnancy. it is reasonable to search for burkitt’s lymphoma in every patient with abdominal mass and neurologic symptom. involvement of cranial nerves especially abducens are among this neurologic complications but are rare as pres...

CT and MR Imaging We report a case of perineural tumor spread (PTS) involving the abducens nerve in a 61-year-old Asian woman. The patient was previously treated for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and achieved a full clinical response. Two months following completion of chemotherapy, the patient developed a right abducens nerve palsy. She underwent both CT and MR imaging. Enlargement and thickening o...