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Question Date: 09/11/2023

Question: he unique combination of 6th and 12th cranial nerve palsies localising to lesions at clivus is termed as

Options:

• Parkinson's syndrome
• Meige's syndrome
• Godtfredson's syndrome
• Villaret's syndrome

Correct Answer: Godtfredson's syndrome

Explaination: The unique combination of 6th and 12th nerve palsies helps to localize the lesion to the clivus1 (Godtfredsen syndrome or clival syndrome)<br><br>Of note, Godtfredsen had attributed the 6th nerve palsy to invasion of the cavernous sinus by nasopharyngeal carcinoma and the 12th nerve palsy to retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis.

Reference: GodtfredsenE.Ophthalmo-neurological symptoms in connection with malignant nasopharyngeal tumours.Br J Ophthalmol19473178100