A Case of Vernet's Syndrome Caused by Non-specific Focal Inflammation of the Neck

목의 비특이 국소염증에 의해 유발된 Vernet증후군 1예

  • Ha, Sang-Wook (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jong Kuk (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Sung-Jin (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Min-Jeong (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Bong-Goo (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Soo (Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Ho (Department of Neurology, Good Gang-An Hospital)
  • 하상욱 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김종국 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 강성진 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김민정 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 유봉구 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김광수 (고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 이주호 (좋은강안병원 신경과)
  • Published : 2007.12.30

Abstract

Vernet's syndrome is a complex of multiple cranial nerve palsy including ninth, tenth, and eleventh cranial nerves which results from various lesions involving the jugular foramen. There are several kinds of lesions that can cause Vernet's syndrome. It includes congenital cholesteatoma, vascular lesions such as protruded jugular bulb, infections such as external otitis or abscess, and tumoral lesions such as schwannoma or paraganglioma. We present a rare case of Vernet's syndrome caused by non-specific inflammatory mass lesion in the neck area sparing jugular foramen.

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