NIH MeSH · D020222Diseases

Abducens Nerve Injury

Also known asAbducens Nerve Injuries · Injuries, Abducens Nerve · Injury, Abducens Nerve · Nerve Injuries, Abducens · Nerve Injury, Abducens · Abducens Neuropathy, Traumatic · Abducens Neuropathies, Traumatic · Traumatic Abducens Neuropathies · Traumatic Abducens Neuropathy · Sixth-Nerve Palsy, Traumatic · Sixth-Nerve Palsies, Traumatic · Sixth Nerve Palsy, Traumatic

Definition

Traumatic injury to the abducens, or sixth, cranial nerve. Injury to this nerve results in lateral rectus muscle weakness or paralysis. The nerve may be damaged by closed or penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA or by facial trauma involving the orbit.

MeSH classification

  • C10.292.150.100
  • C10.292.200.200
  • C10.900.300.218.150
  • C26.915.300.400.100

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Related concepts

Abducens Nerve Diseases

Diseases of the sixth cranial (abducens) nerve or its nucleus in the pons. The nerve may be injured along its course in the pons, intracrani…

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D020222) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗