Isolated Congenital Absence of Cranial Nerves: Report of Two Cases

Vivek Agarwal; Sameer Vyas; Sumeet R. Dhawan; Naveen Sankhyan

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1669923

Neuropediatrics, Table of Contents

Neuropediatrics 2018; 49(06): 405-407
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1669923

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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Isolated Congenital Absence of Cranial Nerves: Report of Two Cases

Authors

Vivek Agarwal

¹Department of Radiodiagnosis and Pediatric Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Sameer Vyas

¹Department of Radiodiagnosis and Pediatric Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Sumeet R. Dhawan^*

¹Department of Radiodiagnosis and Pediatric Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Naveen Sankhyan^*

¹Department of Radiodiagnosis and Pediatric Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Abstract

Isolated cranial nerve absence is a rare condition that can be diagnosed using high-resolution cranial nerve magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Thorough clinical examination with proper knowledge of the course of cranial nerves may help diagnose this rare condition. We describe two cases, one each of, isolated congenital absence of the third and seventh cranial nerve with their clinical presentation. High-resolution T2-weighted MR imaging was done in both patients which revealed absence of cisternal segment of the right-sided third nerve and cisternal with canalicular segment of the right-sided facial nerve.

Keywords

isolated - cranial nerve - absence

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