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, 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.
Year introduced: 2000
PubMed search builder options
Subheadings:
Tree Number(s): C10.292.150
MeSH Unique ID: D020434
Entry Terms:
- Abducens 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
- Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy
- Sixth Nerve Palsy
- Palsies, Sixth Nerve
- Palsy, Sixth Nerve
- Sixth Nerve Palsies
- VI Nerve Palsy
- Palsies, VI Nerve
- Palsy, VI Nerve
- 6th Nerve Palsy
- 6th Nerve Palsies
- Palsies, 6th Nerve
- Palsy, 6th Nerve
- Cranial Nerve VI Palsy
- Lateral Rectus Palsy
- Lateral Rectus Palsies
- Palsies, Lateral Rectus
- Palsy, Lateral Rectus
- Abducens Palsy
- Abducens Palsies
- Palsies, Abducens
- Palsy, Abducens
Previous Indexing: