Abducens Nerve Diseases
Also known asAbducens Nerve Disease · Cranial Nerve VI Diseases · Sixth Cranial Nerve Disorders · Sixth Cranial Nerve Diseases · VIth Cranial Nerve Diseases · Abducens Palsy, Childhood, Benign Recurrent · Benign Recurrent Abducens Palsy of Childhood · Benign Recurrent Abducens Palsy, Children · Abducens Nerve Palsy · Abducens Nerve Palsies · Palsies, Abducens Nerve · Palsy, Abducens Nerve
Definition
Diseases of the sixth cranial (abducens) nerve or its nucleus in the pons. The nerve may be injured along its course in the pons, intracranially as it travels along the base of the brain, in the cavernous sinus, or at the level of superior orbital fissure or orbit. Dysfunction of the nerve causes lateral rectus muscle weakness, resulting in horizontal diplopia that is maximal when the affected eye is abducted and ESOTROPIA. Common conditions associated with nerve injury include INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ISCHEMIA; and INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS.
MeSH classification
- C10.292.150
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D020434) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗