all are true regarding toloso hunt syndrome except ?
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome * Retro-orbital pseudotumor extending to the cavernous sinus * Clinical triad -- Unilateral ophthalmoplegia -- Cranial nerve palsies -- Dramatic response to systemic coicosteroids * Usually unilateral but may be bilateral (5%) * Histopathology = low-grade nonspecific inflammatory process with lymphocytes and plasma cells * MR Imaging -- Enlarged cavernous sinus containing abnormal soft tissues that are isointense to muscle on T1-weighted images and dark or bright on T2-weighted images and display contrast enhancement with focal narrowing of the ICA ref : harrisons 21st ed
eye ball is in neutral position
initially medial squint is seen
intially lateral squint is seen
3,4,6 cranial nerves are damaged
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