Posttraumatic acute bilateral abducens nerve palsy in a child.
BACKGROUND
Acute bilateral abducens nerve palsy after traumatic clivus epidural haematoma is a rare condition in trauma patients.


METHODS
In this report, we present a case with this rare neurological complication of head trauma and discuss the possible mechanisms for abducens nerve palsy and clival epidural haematoma.
Neurosurgery Department, Baskent Universitesi Hastanesi, Beyin Cerrahisi B-Blok Zemin Kat, Hoca Cihan Mahallesi, Saray Caddesi, No:1 Selcuklu, 42080 Konya, Turkey. tarkan_ca@yahoo.com
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Altinors
D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray