Abducens Nerve Diseases
| Definition: |
Diseases of the sixth cranial (abducens) nerve or its nucleus in the pons. The nerve may be injured along its course in the pons, intracranially as it travels along the base of the brain, in the cavernous sinus, or at the level of superior orbital fissure or orbit. Dysfunction of the nerve causes lateral rectus muscle weakness, resulting in horizontal diplopia that is maximal when the affected eye is abducted and ESOTROPIA. Common conditions associated with nerve injury include INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ISCHEMIA; and INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS. |
| Notes: |
neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM) |
| Also Called: |
Abducens Palsy, Childhood, Benign Recurrent |
| Previously Indexed: |
Abducens Nerve (1968-1980),Cranial Nerve Diseases (1981-1999),Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (1968-1980) |
Abducens Nerve Diseases Categories.
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Abducens Nerve Injury - Traumatic injury to the abducens, or sixth, cranial nerve. Injury to this nerve results in lateral rectus muscle weakness or paralysis. The nerve may be damaged by closed or penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA or by facial trauma involving the orbit. |
Abducens Nerve Diseases Definitions and Terms
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