Cavernous sinus syndrome: a prospective study of 73 cases at a tertiary care centre in Northern India
The term cavernous sinus syndrome (CSS) denotes any disease process affecting the cavernous sinus (CS), a small but complex structure containing several important structures within its walls namely internal carotid artery, ocular motor nerves, trigeminal nerves, and sympathetic fibers. The close proximity of CS to paranasal sinuses and other important structures of brain makes it susceptible to several unique disease processes such as fungal infections (which commonly spread from adjoining paranasal sinuses), malignancies (e.g.
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: S. Bhatkar, M.K. Goyal, A. Takkar, K.K. Mukherjee, P. Singh, R. Singh, V. Lal Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research
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