Tolosa-Hunt syndrome
Findings
No curated finding names Tolosa-Hunt syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is an ophthalmoplegic syndrome, affecting all age groups, characterized by acute attacks (lasting a few days to a few weeks) of periorbital pain, ipsilateral ocular motor nerve palsies, ptosis, disordered eye movements and blurred vision usually caused by a non-specific inflammatory process in the cavernous sinus and superior orbital fissure. It has an unpredictable course with spontaneous remission occurring in some and recurrence of attacks in others.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018983), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Tolosa-Hunt syndrome
- Also called
- painful ophthalmoplegiaTolosa Hunt Syndrome