Traumatic abducens nerve paresis in a child.
Trauma is a frequent cause for abducens (sixth) nerve paresis in a child, usually attributed to injury along the nerve's course. An unusual focal lesion of the sixth nerve nucleus is described.
Freeman
J W
JW
University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, Sioux Falls 57105-1570, USA.
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T W
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Bunger
P C
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D020222:Abducens Nerve Injury; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*