The signs and symptoms of the Tolosa-Hunt syndrome are described and the results of orbital phlebography discussed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of systemic administration of corticosteroids, both as a diagnostic test and as a therapeutic measure. A case history is presented.
Despite four reports of familial occurrence of meningiomas, the inheritance of this tumor remains an open question. We describe a family in which four members in two generations had meningiomas without evidence of neurofibromatosis. Another member of the family, however, had multiple meningiomas and bilateral acoustic neurinomas, while yet another had multiple café-au-lait spots. We suspect that a highly unusual presentation of neurofibromatosis explains this otherwise very unlikely occurrence.
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