Difference between revisions of "CLINICAL-CAUSES OF ABDUCENS PALSY"
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<br/><i>Bilateral:</i> | <br/><i>Bilateral:</i> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:07, 20 March 2023
SUMMARY
Unilateral:
1. Central: vascular lesions, tumour
2. Peripheral: tumour, trauma, raised ICP, DM
Bilateral:
1. Trauma
2. Raised ICP
3. Mononeuritis multiplex
4. assoc. with Wernicke's encephalopathy (triad of opthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion)
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Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].
