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ReviewSurgical neurology international2025

Trochlear nerve palsy associated with intracranial aneurysms: Scoping review.

Ahmed Muthana, Zahraa A Alsubaihawi, Bandar M Alhadeethi, Zahraa I Al-Anssari, Mohammedbaqer Ali Al-Ghuraibawi, Abdullah O Al-Jumaili, Aktham O Al-Khafaji, Zinah A Alaraji, Haneen A Salih, Mayur Sharma and 1 more

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11 authors.

Ahmed MuthanaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Baghdad, Karbala, Iraq.
Zahraa A AlsubaihawiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Baghdad, Karbala, Iraq.
Bandar M AlhadeethiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Baghdad, Karbala, Iraq.
Zahraa I Al-AnssariDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Baghdad, Karbala, Iraq.
Mohammedbaqer Ali Al-GhuraibawiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, Iraq.
Abdullah O Al-JumailiDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Nineveh, Nineveh, Iraq.
Aktham O Al-KhafajiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Baghdad, Karbala, Iraq.
Zinah A AlarajiDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Al-Nahrain, Baghdad, Iraq.
Haneen A SalihDepartment of Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Mayur SharmaDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Kentucky, Ohio, United States.
Samer S HozDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Trochlear nerve palsy (TNP) in patients with ruptured or unruptured intracranial aneurysms (IA) can result from the disease process or its treatment. We systematically reviewed the literature on TNP in patients with IA. Methods: PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science were searched according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Data extraction and quality assessment were performed according to pre-established guidelines. Results: Our review yielded 29 studies out of 273 retrieved articles. A total of 134 patients with TNP and IA were included in our study. The mean age was 55.35 years and females accounted for 78%. Among the TNP cases, 91% harbored aneurysms located in the internal carotid artery and posterior communicating artery, and 93% of these aneurysms were large to giant-sized aneurysms. Out of the total cases, the vast majority (96.2%) exhibited TNP at the time of their initial presentation. Only a small proportion ( Conclusion: TNPs are correlated with IAs, and this correlation depends on the location and size of the aneurysms.

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Aneurysm-induced trochlear nerve palsyFourth cranial nerve palsyIntracranial aneurysmTrochlear nerve palsy

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PMID41036043
PMCPMC12482753

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