title: Bilateral abducens nerve palsy in an infant case of fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sixth (abducens) nerve palsy (ANP) is far less frequent in children and has not been reported as a sign of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). We present an infant case of ADEM with bilateral abducens nerve palsy (BANP).
  
  
  METHODS
  We report one case of BANP in a 15-month-old boy of fulminant ADEM. The patient underwent physical examinations and brain MRI scan three times during about six months follow-up. The patient had BANP and developmental regression when he regained consciousness from a coma, and the signs had persisted for 6-months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  BANP can be a symptom of ADEM.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China. sizhewujiu@163.com.
authors: Zhiliang
authors: Z
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, China.
authors: Guilian
authors: G
authors: Sun
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Abducens nerve palsy; Case report; Fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Infant