[Recurrent isolated abducens nerve palsy in a young woman--a case report].
We present a case of isolated unilateral abducens nerve palsy with multiple recurrences in a young woman. First episode occurred at the age of 12 with no apparent reason. The palsy resolved without other associated neurological signs or symptoms, neuro-imagining test were also normal. Since that time she had 6 episodes lasting 6-8 weeks with the average interval of 1 year and 4 months. Each episode was followed by a headache of the right hemisphere. The diagnosis of benign sixth nerve palsy is one of exclusion and may be made after the long period of observation and diagnostic procedures.
Zarnowski
Tomasz
T
Katedry i I Kliniki Okulistyki Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
Nowomiejska
Katarzyna
K
Zagórski
Zbigniew
Z
D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis; D004948:Esotropia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D013285:Strabismus / Q000175:diagnosis