Abducens nerve, also known as the sixth cranial nerve, which emerges in the pontomedullary junction, has the longest subarachnoid course. This is also the common cranial nerve palsy in the adult ...

Isolated sixth cranial (abducens) nerve disorder is a rare condition associated with gestation, and very few cases have been reported (see Table 1). Most of these cases are related to hypertension ...

Sixth nerve palsy, also known as abducens nerve palsy, is a disorder that affects eye movement. It’s caused by damage to the sixth cranial nerve or obstruction anywhere along its path from the ...

Benign abducens nerve palsy is rare in childhood. Diagnosis is made by exclusion, and the severe underlying pathologies have to be ruled out. The aim of our study was to present the largest single ...

Sixth nerve palsy simply means paralysis of the sixth nerve. There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves, and the "sixth nerve" is, as one might expect, the sixth one in the series. On one end, it ...

In this edition of the Journal, Kose and colleagues [] report a sixth cranial nerve (CN) palsy following spinal anesthesia in a 38-year-old man who underwent hallux valgus repair. CN palsy is a ...

Abducens (movement of eyes) ... Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is believed to be caused by irritation of the ninth cranial nerve, although in most cases, the source of irritation is never found.

Diseases & Conditions Abducens Nerve Palsy (Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy) 2002 1180822-overview ...