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Gaillard F, Sharma R, Thibodeau R, et al. Collet-Sicard syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9699
Collet-Sicard syndrome, also known as condylar jugular syndrome, is a constellation of cranial nerve palsies due to neoplastic or non-neoplastic lesions at the jugular foramen 1,2.
Etiology
Causes can be divided into neoplastic and non-neoplastic 3,5.
Neoplastic
Non-neoplastic
History and etymology
Frederic Collet first reported the condition in a World War I soldier who presented with a gunshot injury in 1915. Later, new descriptions were added by Jean A Sicard 4.
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3. Weissman JL & Hirsch BE. Beyond the Promontory: The Multifocal Origin of Glomus Tympanicum Tumors. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998;19(1):119-22. - Pubmed
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4. Gutiérrez Ríos R, Castrillo Sanz A, Gil Polo C, Zamora García M, Morollón Sánchez-Mateos N, Mendoza Rodríguez A. Síndrome De Collet-Sicard. Neurologia. 2015;30(2):130-2. doi:10.1016/j.nrl.2013.04.002 - Pubmed
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5. Neo S & Lee K. Collet-Sicard Syndrome: A Rare but Important Presentation of Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis. Pract Neurol. 2016;17(1):63-5. doi:10.1136/practneurol-2015-001268 - Pubmed
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