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Bilateral abducens nerve palsy after closed head trauma without acute intracranial pathology

Author(s) -

Andrew McCague,

Farris Serio,

Jonathon Choi

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of emergencies trauma and shock

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313

H-Index - 29

eISSN - 0974-519X

pISSN - 0974-2700

DOI - 10.4103/jets.jets_98_18

Subject(s) - medicine , abducens nerve , palsy , closed head injury , head trauma , surgery , cranial nerve palsy , head injury , pathology , traumatic brain injury , alternative medicine , psychiatry

Bilateral abducens nerve palsy due to closed head trauma is exceedingly rare. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman with posttraumatic bilateral abducens nerve palsy and persistent deficits at 1-year follow-up. This case demonstrates a rare example of cranial nerve palsy in the setting of a closed head injury without intracranial pathology.

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