title: Combined VIth and VIIth nerve palsy: Consider idiopathic intracranial hypertension!
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare condition in children. VIth nerve palsy is the most common cranial nerve deficit related to that condition. Other cranial nerve dysfunctions have also been described but remain rare in paediatric daily practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  We here report the case of a 13-year-old girl who presented with VIth and contralateral VIIth nerve palsy due to IIH.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although rarely encountered, paediatricians should be familiar with the possible association of VIth and contralateral VIIth nerve palsy in children suffering from IIH. Moreover, other cranial nerve deficits may also be affected.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Emergency Medicine Department, Child and Adolescent Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: cindy.soroken@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soroken
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Emergency Medicine Department, Child and Adolescent Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: laurence.lacroix@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lacroix
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Neurology, Child and Adolescent Department, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: christian.korff@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: Christian M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Korff
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Children; Cranial nerve palsies; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension