Sixth Nerve Palsy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页2023年12月19日 · What is sixth nerve palsy? Sixth nerve palsy is a condition where damage to a specific nerve disrupts eye movement and alignment. It’s usually one-sided (unilateral) and affects one eye only, but it can sometimes affect both eyes (bilateral). It’s also known as abducens (pronounced “ab-DEW-sens”) nerve palsy.
Sixth cranial nerve (abducens nerve) palsy - UpToDate
网页2023年5月22日 · A sixth cranial nerve palsy most commonly arises from an acquired lesion occurring anywhere along its path between the sixth nucleus in the dorsal pons and the lateral rectus muscle within the orbit. The clinical manifestations, evaluation, and diagnosis of sixth nerve palsy are reviewed here.
Sixth Nerve Palsy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - Healthline
网页2023年4月13日 · 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...
Abducens Nerve Palsy - EyeWiki
网页Abducens (sixth cranial) nerve palsy is the most common ocular motor paralysis in adults and the second-most common in children. The abducens nerve controls the lateral rectus muscle, which abducts the eye. Abducens nerve palsy causes an esotropia due to the unopposed action of the antagonistic medial rectus muscle.
Sixth Nerve Palsy: Symptoms and Treatment - WebMD
网页2024年2月12日 · Symptoms of sixth nerve palsy vary from person to person, depending on the cause. One of the main symptoms is eye alignment. Your eye can’t turn fully outward.
Sixth Nerve Palsy - Cedars-Sinai
网页What is sixth nerve palsy? Sixth nerve palsy occurs when the sixth cranial nerve is damaged or doesn't work right. It's also known as the abducens nerve. This condition causes problems with eye movement. The sixth cranial nerve sends signals to …
Cranial nerve palsy – CN III, IV, VI & VII palsy - All About Vision
网页2023年3月8日 · Cranial nerve palsy occurs when one of the 12 pairs of nerves that lead from the brain to the face, head or torso loses function. A loss of function of the cranial nerves to the eyes and face can cause symptoms such as weakness, limited movement, double vision, droopy eyelid or a dilated pupil.
Sixth Cranial (Abducens) Nerve Palsy - The Merck Manuals
网页Key Points. Sixth cranial nerve palsy affects the lateral rectus muscle, impairing eye abduction. The eye may be slightly adducted when the patient looks straight ahead. The palsy may be secondary to nerve infarction, Wernicke encephalopathy, trauma, infection, or increased intracranial pressure, or it may be idiopathic.
Strabismus: Sixth Nerve Palsy - American Academy of Ophthalmology
网页2015年10月14日 · Partial right sixth nerve palsy and gaze-induced nystagmus in a young girl with an intracranial mass. Special Clinical Testing: Forced duction and force generation testing can determine the relative contributions of medial rectus restriction and lateral rectus weakness to the abduction deficit.
The Six Syndromes of the Sixth Cranial Nerve - PMC
网页2012年8月16日 · Manifestations and diagnosis of sixth nerve palsy, also known as lateral rectus palsy are reviewed herein. This article presents a simple clinical approach to sixth nerve palsy based on the anatomy of the abducens nerve and will conclude with recommendations for management of isolated sixth nerve palsy, and a review of the six major mimickers ...