CLINICAL-CAUSES OF ABDUCENS PALSY

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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