Cranial Neuropathy: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Cranial Neuropathy

Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Motor neuropathy may also involve the cranial nerves (most commonly the 7th and 10th) or lead to bulbar paralysis, respiratory deficiency, and death. [diagnose-me.com]

A symmetrical motor neuropathy with weakness beginning proximally in the upper limbs is typical. Focal neuropathy can also occur, and may involve cranial nerves. [doi.org]

Motor neuropathy may also affect the cranial nerves or lead to bulbar paralysis. Patchy sensory neuropathy may also occur [ Wikberg et al 2000 ]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Hepatic Porphyria

Motor neuropathy is common with severe and prolonged attacks. [msdmanuals.com]

A motor neuropathy, particularly a proximal motor neuropathy, is quite common in case of severe and prolonged attacks. [heraldopenaccess.us]

Muscle weakness usually begins in the extremities but can involve any motor neuron or cranial nerve and proceed to tetraplegia. [msdmanuals.com]

Systemic Scleroderma

BACKGROUND: Patients with systemic scleroderma exhibit a noticeable slowing of blood cell velocities or even stasis in the capillaries of the skin. In this study the effects of transdermally applied prostaglandin PGE1 ethyl ester on nutritive cutaneous perfusion and on Raynaud's symptoms were investigated. PATIENTS[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Glomus Jugulare Tumor

Cranial neuropathies. In: Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, Pomeroy SL, Newman NJ, eds. Bradley and Daroff's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 8th ed. [medlineplus.gov]

Cranial neuropathies. In: Daroff RB, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, Pomeroy SL, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 7th ed. [ufhealth.org]

Benign Abducens Nerve Palsy

Nonisolated Cranial Neuropathies MULTIPLE CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES. [medtextfree.wordpress.com]

neuropathies and are not isolated. [reviewofoptometry.com]

The largest case series of 979 cases of multiple cranial neuropathies was reported by Kaene [ 1 ]. [karger.com]

Painful Ophthalmoplegia

[…] painful ophtalmoplegia and simultaneous multipl cranial neuropathies. [go.gale.com]

Perhaps it is only an occasional presentation of another rather poorly understood syndrome, that of "recurrent cranial neuropathies." [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This can be useful to verify the presence of an inflammatory cranial neuropathy or a Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome. [eanpages.org]

Hypertrophic Interstitial Neuropathy

The authors describe a patient with complex cranial neuropathy caused by pathologically proved hypertrophic interstitial neuropathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract American Journal of Neuroradiology November 1992, 13 (6) 1552-1554; Abstract The authors describe a patient with complex cranial neuropathy caused by pathologically [ajnr.org]

TY - JOUR T1 - Cranial hypertrophic interstitial neuropathy. [unboundmedicine.com]

Osteomyelitis of the Petrous Bone

Patients initially may have headache as the only symptom, with cranial neuropathies occurring later ( 3 ). [ajnr.org]

Potential complications include cranial neuropathy, cavernous sinus thrombosis, septicemia, and cerebral and meningeal involvement. [9] In a recent study, Fillippi et al. [ijem.in]

Patients at first may have headache as the lone symptom, with cranial neuropathies occurring afterward. [jdrntruhs.org]

Pilocytic Astrocytoma

This patient presented with a rare case of metachronous, multicentric gliomas first manifesting as headache and nausea in 1983 when he was an 8-year-old boy. Computed tomography revealed a cerebellar tumor and the tumor was subtotally resected. The histological diagnosis was pilocytic astrocytoma, and radiation[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Jugular Foramen Syndrome

The onset of cranial neuropathy may allow the site of lesion to be predicted based on knowledge of the cranial base and neural anatomy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Approximately 50% of glomus vagale tumors will be associated with cranial neuropathy. [radiology.uthscsa.edu]

[…] presents with headache and lower cranial neuropathy but may escape early diagnosis. [discover.luc.edu]

Malignant Otitis Externa

Cranial neuropathy is considered as a poor prognostic finding. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mortality/Morbidity Cranial neuropathy Cranial nerves can be affected by inflammation along the skull base or by a neurotoxin produced by Pseudomonas species. [emedicine.medscape.com]

It may result in the invasion of the cranial base with cranial neuropathy and a high mortality rate despite therapy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Diabetic Mononeuropathy

• Acute painful sensory neuropathy • Treatment-related neuropathy • Coexisting chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy Focal and multifocal neuropathies • Cranial [medlink.com]

The median, ulnar, and lateral popliteal nerves were most commonly affected and cranial neuropathy was relatively uncommon. [diabetes.diabetesjournals.org]

Cranial neuropathy: Cranial neuropathy occurs when any of the twelve cranial nerves (nerves that exit from the brain directly) are damaged. [emedicinehealth.com]

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome

We report 14 patients with idiopathic recurrent cranial neuropathy, in whom multiple cranial nerves were involved recurrently, either at the same or different times, and appeared [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by painful ophthalmoplegia and ipsilateral cranial neuropathies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Recurrent multiple cranial neuropathies, neuroimaging findings, and long-lasting headache that responded to steroids indicated Tolosa-Hunt syndrome, further confirmed by extensive [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cranial Neuropathy

Cranial neuropathy is usually idiopathic and familial cases are uncommon. We describe a family with 5 members with cranial neuropathy over 3 generations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

(See Causes of Neuropathy ) In some cases, cranial neuropathy symptoms clear up within a few months. [mcvitamins.com]

We report 6 patients for whom cranial neuropathy was a major manifestation of primary amyloidosis. In 3 of the 6, multiple cranial nerves were involved. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Oculomotor Nerve Paralysis

This is the typical finding of an ischemic cranial neuropathy, often associated with pain, which improves (and usually fully resolves) within 3 months. [aao.org]

Multiple cranial neuropathies are common, particularly in lesions arising from tumors, trauma, impaired blood flow, and infections. [amboss.com]

Guidelines for Radiographic Imaging of Cranial Neuropathies. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, Vol. 96, Issue. 10-11, p. E23. [cambridge.org]

Diabetic Ophthalmoplegia

Nonisolated Cranial Neuropathies MULTIPLE CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES. [medtextfree.wordpress.com]

Eshbaugh CG, Siatkowski RM, Smith JL, et al: Simultaneous, multiple cranial neuropathies in diabetes mellitus. J Neuroophthalmol 1995;15:219–224. [karger.com]

MULTIPLE CRANIAL NEUROPATHIES. [medtextfree.wordpress.com]

Mononeuritis

neuropathies, motor or sensory radiculoneuropathy, mononeuritis multiplex, cerebellar ataxia, or myelitis. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

neuropathy and plexopathy. [diki.pl]

More to come on cranial neuropathies. This is gonna take awhile! LOL [butudontlooksick.wordpress.com]

Glossopharyngeal Palsy

Our patient had unilateral CNs IX and XII cranial neuropathy due to compression by the inflammatory pannus. [academic.oup.com]

Multiple cranial neuropathies are common, particularly in lesions arising from tumors, trauma, impaired blood flow, and infections. [amboss.com]

A case of multiple cranial neuropathy due to varicella-zoster virus infection: detection on involvement of cranial ganglia with MRI [in Japanese]. [ajnr.org]

Spinal Pachymeningitis

One patient had recurrent anterior and posterior cranial neuropathies, while one each had recurrent anterior and posterior cranial neuropathies. [annalsofian.org]

Keywords: Corticosteroids, hypertrophic pachymeningitis, magnetic resonance imaging, multiple cranial neuropathy How to cite this article: Harshey KB, Maharajan P, Khilji [jcor.in]

Case 1 : BB, 47 year female presented with history of recurrent cranial neuropathies. [neurologyindia.com]

Diabetic Pseudotabes

neuropathies Cranial neuropathy (single or multiple) Truncal neuropathy (thoracic radiculopathy ) Limb mononeuropathy (single or multiple) Lumbosacral radiculoplexopathy [authorstream.com]

[…] with some autonomic nervous system involvement and / or cranial neuropathies Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy - 2 Incidence of neuropathic symptoms many times more and more [slideserve.com]

[…] with some autonomic nervous system involvement and / or cranial neuropathies 4 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy - 2 Incidence of neuropathic symptoms many times more and more [slideplayer.com]

Abducens Nerve Palsy

A 5-year-old girl presented after a motor vehicle accident with multiple cranial neuropathies, including bilateral abducens nerve pareses and right facial, glossopharyngeal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rathke's cleft cysts are an unusual cause of bilateral sixth nerve palsy and represent a potential cause of cranial neuropathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] have been reported in medical literature, the abducens nerve despite its notoriety in cranial neuropathies in a multitude of condition due to its long intracranial course [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Orbital Apex Syndrome

Disease Entity Orbital Apex Syndrome (also known as Jacod syndrome) Disease Orbital apex syndrome (OAS) involves cranial neuropathies in association with optic nerve dysfunction [eyewiki.aao.org]

Orbital Apex Syndrome (also known as Jacod syndrome) Disease Orbital apex syndrome (OAS) involves oculomotor cranial neuropathies in association with optic nerve dysfunction [eyewiki.aao.org]

Cavernous Sinus Syndrome (CSS) Cavernous sinus syndrome may also present with multiple oculomotor cranial neuropathies, including III, IV, VI, and sensory dysfunction from [eyewiki.aao.org]

Petrositis

neuropathies in whom a magnetic resonance imaging study of the brain demonstrated evidence of petrosal inflammation, a finding previously unsuspected in a condition known [jamanetwork.com]

[…] original clinical description but has received relatively little attention. 2, 3 We report a case of a patient with the clinical diagnosis of RHS presenting with multiple cranial [jamanetwork.com]

neuropathies. ( 16286554 ) 2005 9 Palacios E....RamA-rez M.G. 2004 10 Petrositis and cerebellar abscess complicating chronic otitis media. ( 14629535 ) Trimis G....Theodoridou [malacards.org]

Laryngeal Herpes

neuropathies. [jamanetwork.com]

Ramsay Hunt syndrome with multiple cranial neuropathy: a literature review. Ananthapadmanabhan S, Soodin D, Sritharan N, Sivapathasingam V. Ananthapadmanabhan S, et al. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A case of multiple cranial neuropathy due to varicella-zoster virus infection: detection on involvement of cranial ganglia with MRI. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 1995;35:814-6. [ijmedicine.com]

Diphtheritic Neuropathy

[…] nerve palsy and peripheral neuropathy, features characteristic of diphtheritic neuropathy. [content.iospress.com]

neuropathy. [advances-in-medicine.net]

11-year-old adolescent girl, not adequately immunized who had pharyngitis with bull neck and subsequently presented with palatal weakness, accommodation pa ralysis, lower cranial [content.iospress.com]

Neurosyphilis

neuropathies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Its heterogeneity can manifest in the form of meningitis, space occupying gummas, vasculitis, strokes, cranial neuropathies, myelopathy, dementia, and seizures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Syndromes include syphilitic meningitis (often accompanied by cranial neuropathies), meningovascular syphilis (with associated ischemic stroke), or asymptomatic neurosyphilis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vestibulocochlear Nerve Disease

Multiple cranial neuropathies are common, particularly in lesions arising from tumors, trauma, impaired blood flow, and infections. [amboss.com]

Granulomatous meningitis secondary to sarcoidosis may involve the leptomeninges and produce cranial neuropathies. [ajnr.org]

The diseases often associated with bilateral peripheral paralysis are neurosarcoidosis, multiple idiopathic cranial neuropathies, brain stem encephalitis, benign intracranial [indianjotol.org]

Van Buchem Disease

This autosomal recessive disease is characterized by progressive bone overgrowth, with narrowing of the neuroforamina in the skull causing cranial neuropathies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Our patient developed cranial neuropathies since the fifth decade of life. Her facial palsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and visual and hearing impairment were all bilateral. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

neuropathies, which are caused by the narrowing of the neuroforamina in the skull base. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Paraneoplastic Polyneuropathy

BACKGROUND: Anti-Hu paraneoplastic syndrome frequently presents with a sensory neuropathy. [neurology.org]

Patients may develop cranial neuropathies, sensorimotor polyneuropathies, multiple mononeuropathies, and severe generalized neuropathies. [practicalpainmanagement.com]

View/Print Table TABLE 6 Neuropathies with Abrupt/Rapid Onset Ischemic neuropathies Polyarteritis nodosa Rheumatoid arthritis Diabetes mellitus Cranial neuropathies Diabetic [aafp.org]

Trigeminal Neuropathy

Likewise, sinonasal lymphoma is infrequently demonstrated initially with cranial neuropathy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Now, PPTTN is included under the main heading chronic painful cranial neuropathies and other facial pains, in which one subheading is devoted to painful trigeminal neuropathies [quintpub.com]

Cranial nerve involvement in patients with leprous neuropathy. Neurol India 2006; 54: 283–285. Sumner CJ and Fischbeck KH. Jaw drop in Kennedy’s disease. [oasisdiscussions.ca]