Abstract

Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is characterized by a painful, unilateral ophthalm oplegia caused by a nonspecific granulo-matous process in the cavernous sinus, the superior orbital fissure, or the orbital apex. The clinical differences and risk factors between episodic and recurrent syndrome have not been demonstrated, either. W e report patients with recurrent THS, w ho had a complete palsy of the cranial nerve III, IV and VI initially. Two of them show ed lesions in the ipsilateral cavernous sinus on brain M RI. Korean Journal of Headache 7(1):50-52, 2006