title: Unilateral Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy Following C/S as a Complication of Spinal Anaesthesia.
abstract: Cranial nerve palsy (CNP) is a rare complication following lumbar puncture, which is a common procedure used most often for diagnostic and anaesthetic purposes. The sixth cranial (abducens) nerve is the most commonly affected cranial nerve. We report a case of unilateral sixth nerve palsy after spinal anaesthesia that improved immediately after an epidural blood patch (EBP).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Adaklı
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Özgencil
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülen Nevin
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Özünlü
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Refiye Selin
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Aybar
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uysalel
keywords: Abducens nerve palsy; dural puncture; spinal anaesthesia