Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of certain ophthalmological conditions are paramount to reducing the associated mortality rate. However, reaching an accurate diagnosis in a short time, specifically in complex cases, requires extensive investigation and ruling out every suspected possibility. The case presented here is a complex one with ophthalmological and neurological manifestations, highlighting the importance of the same. Case presentation A 48-year-old unmarried man presented to an emergency department with an unspecified psychiatric disorder that began ten days before the presentation.
He said his difficulties started with moderate dental pain on the right side that gradually radiated to the face and neck. He had experienced a fever three days before the presentation, associated with a predominantly left-sided headache. He was unable to open his mouth and had extensive…
