Parth Modi¹*, Abhishek Katyal², Dibyajyoti Mahakul² and Anita Jagetia²

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baroda medical college and Sir Sayajirao Gaikwad Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
²G. B. Pant Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and research (GIPMER), New Delhi, India

*Corresponding Author: Parth Modi, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baroda medical college and Sir Sayajirao Gaikwad Hospital, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

Received: April 11, 2024; Published: June 06, 2024

Abstract

Cranial Schwannomas affecting the motor cranial nerves in absence of neurofibromatosis type II are quite rare as it generally affects the sensory cranial nerves sporadically. Therefore, oculomotor schwannomas as such are rare. In this article, we present a case of middle-aged adult who presented with a diplopia and progressive proptosis and ptosis which was neglected in view of the COVID pandemic. In this article, we present a case of orbito-cavernous type of schwannoma which is the rarest entity amongst all type of oculomotor schwannomas along with review of the appropriate literature.

 Keywords: Orbito-Cavernous; Oculomotor Schwannoma; Diplopia; Covid; Proptosis; OCM; Oculomotor Schwannoma

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Citation

Citation: Parth Modi., et al. “Isolated 3^rd Nerve Schwannoma: A Rare Entity; Mimicking Middle Fossa Meningioma and Review of Literature”. Acta Scientific Neurology 7.7 (2024): 11-16.

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Copyright: © 2024 Parth Modi1., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.