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Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Abducens Nerve Diseases

Preferred term

Abducens Nerve Diseases  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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Entry terms

  • Cranial Nerve VI Diseases
  • Sixth Cranial Nerve Diseases
  • Sixth Cranial Nerve Disorders
  • VIth Cranial Nerve Diseases

In other languages

  • French

  • Affections du nerf abducens
  • Atteintes de la 6ème paire crânienne
  • Atteintes de la sixième paire crânienne
  • Atteintes de la VIème paire crânienne
  • Atteintes du nerf moteur oculaire externe

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