Nerve-rattling infections! Clinical and radiological tracing of cranial nerve palsies to infectious skull base osteomyelitis

Key Points

• Investigate the relationship between cranial nerve palsies and infectious skull base osteomyelitis.
• Clinical assessment of cranial nerve palsies in patients with infections
• Use of neuroimaging with contrast to evaluate potential causes
• Consideration of comorbidities like uncontrolled diabetes in the analysis.
• Cranial nerve palsies are often associated with infectious etiology.
• Neuroimaging is essential for diagnosis despite existing comorbidities like diabetes.
• Headache and pain are significant indicators to pursue further imaging.