title: Combined third and sixth nerve paresis following optic nerve sheath fenestration.
abstract: The authors report a case of transient third and sixth nerve paresis as a complication of optic nerve sheath fenestration in a patient with pseudotumor cerebri. The motility and pupillary abnormalities that are commonly associated with this procedure are reviewed briefly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Scott & White Clinic, Temple, Texas 76508.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Brindley
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve; D000328:Adult; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000601:surgery