title: Bilateral traumatic abducens nerve palsy. Case report.
abstract: Bilateral traumatic abducens nerve palsy after head injury is a rare event. We present a case associated with skull fractures and intracranial hematoma, with complete recovery of abducens nerve palsy after six months. The mechanism of the lesion, the clinical conditions and the radiological findings are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marconi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parenti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobran
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D020222:Abducens Nerve Injury; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed