A 25-year-old woman with recent dental procedures (root canal, tooth extraction, bone graft) presenting with sudden-onset left ptosis, mydriasis, eye pain, blurry vision, headache, and neck stiffness — a clinical case challenging the reader to determine the next diagnostic step.
No specific outcome or diagnostic result is disclosed in the abstract; the paper is framed as a diagnostic challenge ("What would you do next?").
Abstract only — no methods, results, or conclusions are available for evaluation. Full clinical workup, diagnosis, and outcomes are not reported here.
Sudden ptosis with ipsilateral mydriasis, headache, and neck stiffness following dental procedures should raise urgent concern for a compressive or infectious intracranial process (e.g., posterior communicating artery aneurysm or cavernous sinus pathology) — prompt neuroimaging and neurology/ophthalmology evaluation are warranted.
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