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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is tolosa hunt syndrome?
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by severe headaches behind the eyes, decreased and painful eye movements usually only in one eye. The exact cause is unknown, but could be associated with inflammation of certain areas behind the eye.
Symptoms of tolosa hunt syndrome
Eyeballs cannot move properly, and cannot look in a certain direction
Double vision
Drooping eyelids
Eye pain
Headache affecting one side of my head
Blind spots or blind areas in vision
Pain at the back of the eye
Headache
Questions your doctor may ask to check for tolosa hunt syndrome
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose tolosa hunt syndrome
Do you have problems moving your eyes in a specific direction?
Do you have double vision?
Do you have drooping of the eyelid(s) that sometimes cover part of the eye?
Do you have eye pain?
Do you have pain on only one side of you head?
Treatment for tolosa hunt syndrome
Patients with Tolosa Hunt syndrome usually respond well to anti-inflammatories like corticosteroids, although permanent eye movement problems may remain. Relapse can occur in about 40% of successfully treated patients.
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Reviewed By:
Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)
Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.
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