Pulsatile exophthalmos
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Citation:
Goel A, Bell D, Elfeky M, et al. Pulsatile exophthalmos. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30573
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30573
Article created:
19 Aug 2014,
Ayush Goel
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Synonyms:
- Pulsatile proptosis
Pulsatile exophthalmos, a.k.a. pulsatile proptosis, is a clinical symptom characterized by protrusion - i.e. exophthalmos (proptosis) - and pulsation of the eyeball that can occur due to various causes:
- caroticocavernous fistulas
- neurofibromatosis type 1 (with sphenoid wing dysplasia) 2
- arteriovenous malformation
- trauma (orbital roof fractures) 3
- arachnoid cyst (rare) 4
References
- 1. Papakostas TD, Lessell S. Teaching video neuroimages: pulsatile proptosis. Neurology. 2013;81 (21): e160. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000436066.35760.24 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Festus Oghanina Ehigiamusoe, Ehimwenma Ogbeide. Neurofibromatosis with pulsating exophthalmos. (2017) Port Harcourt Medical Journal. 11 (2): 99. doi:10.4103/phmj.phmj_6_15
- 3. Benjamin Chousterman, Vincent Gualino, Anthony Dohan, Didier Payen. A mysterious post-traumatic pulsatile exophthalmos. (2014) Intensive Care Medicine. 40 (1): 102. doi:10.1007/s00134-013-3076-8 - Pubmed
- 4. Saito A, Kon H, Haryu S et-al. Arachnoid cyst in the middle cranial fossa presenting with pulsatile exophthalmos: case report and literature review. Neurol. Med. Chir. (Tokyo).54 (7): 563-6. Pubmed citation
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