What other conditions should you consider in someone with presumed Tolosa Hunt but without significant improvement on steroid therapy?
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Neurology · Security Forces Hospital - Riyadh
Sufficient workup should ideally be obtained before initiating steroids in order to exclude disorders that may have a similar presentation with quite a different approach to management. These investigations include but are not limited to the following: brain MRI with contrast + thin slices through t...
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Neurology · The Brain and Eye Institute
It depends on the quality of the pain. If it is burning, itching, or gritty, dry eye should be on the radar. Trigeminal neuralgia is definitely on the table. A good MRI of the orbits with fat saturation, thin slices, and T2 FLAIR axial and coronal will be the most helpful PRIOR to the administration...