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Title
A Case Report of Bilateral Abducens Palsy in the Setting of Clival Fracture - Recovery Related to Pathophysiological Basis of Injury.
Publication Date
2021-01-26
Author(s)
Dimou, Stefan
Alukaidey, Lobna
Nair, Girish
Subject
6th nerve
Abducens
MRI
clivus
recovery
trauma
Type of document
Journal Article
DOI
10.1080/01658107.2020.1831549
Abstract
Head trauma resulting in clival fracture and bilateral abducens palsy is uncommon. We depict a case of bilateral abducens palsy in a 45-year-old man who, following a period of conservative management showed unilateral improvement in function which was correlated to magnetic resonance imaging findings. We review the anatomical relations of the abducens nerve as well as the potential mechanisms and pathophysiological basis for its compromise in the setting of trauma.
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Citation
Neuro-Ophthalmology 2021; 45(5): 343-346
Jornal Title
Neuro-Ophthalmology
ISSN
0165-8107

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