Cavernous sinus syndrome (CSS)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cavernous sinus syndrome (CSS). Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens, Trigeminal: the first and second divisions. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Contents of the cavernous sinus: cranial nerves
- Oculomotor
- Trochlear
- Abducens
- Trigeminal: the first and second divisions
Contents of the cavernous sinus: others
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Causes
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Clinical features
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References
- Bone I, Hadley DM. Syndromes of the orbital fissure, cavernous sinus, cerebello-pontine angle, and skull based. JNNP 2005; 76(Suppl III):iii29-iii38.
- Keane JR. Cavernous sinus syndrome. Analysis of 151 cases. Arch Neurol 1996; 53:967-971.
- Busch CM, Prickett JT, Stein R, Cuoco JA, Marvin EA, Witcher MR. Meckel cave epidermoid cyst presenting as multiple cranial nerve deficits due to indirect tumoral compression of the cavernous sinus: a case report and literature review. World Neurosurg 2019; 121:88-94.
