Benign recurrent abducens (sixth) nerve palsy.
Benign recurrent abducens nerve palsy is rare. Twenty-three cases in children have been reported in the literature and many of these cases followed immunization or were associated with viral illness. Most of the reported patients share the following features: spontaneous recovery within 6 months, ipsilateral recurrence, and painless palsy. The authors describe a Turkish child with recurrent abducens nerve palsy with no obvious etiology.
Okutan
Vedat
V
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara 06018, Turkey.
Yavuz
Suleyman Tolga
ST
Mutlu
Fatih Mehmet
FM
Akin
Ridvan
R
D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004948:Esotropia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012008:Recurrence; D012683:Sensory Deprivation