The function of the abducens nerve is to move your lateral rectus muscle. This lets your eye rotate away from the center of your body and look to the left or right. Sometimes called the abducent ...

Its sensory division has three parts that connect to sensory receptor sites on the face: The abducens nerve also helps control eye movements. It helps the lateral rectus muscle, one of the ...

Sixth nerve palsy, also known as abducens nerve palsy, is a disorder that affects eye movement. It’s caused by damage to the sixth cranial nerve or obstruction anywhere along its path from the ...

However, a new case report shows how symptoms of ocular MG (OMG) can vary, and on rare occasions appear as isolated abducens nerve palsy. This new report was published in Cureus. 1 The case ...

These nerves are the oculomotor nerve, the trochlear nerve, and the abducens nerve. They are also known as the third cranial nerve, the fourth cranial nerve, and the sixth cranial nerve respectively.

Background: Paralysis of abducens nerve is a very rare complication of lumbar puncture, which is a common procedure most often used for diagnostic and anesthetic purposes. Case Report: A 38-year ...

However, no other neurological deficit was elicited by the neurologist except for left eye acute abducens nerve paresis. Endocrinological evaluation showed no change in the existing oral thyroxine ...

Benign abducens nerve palsy is rare in childhood. Diagnosis is made by exclusion, and the severe underlying pathologies have to be ruled out. The aim of our study was to present the largest single ...

Her BP was normal (115/85 mm Hg) without treatment. Isolated sixth cranial (abducens) nerve disorder is a rare condition associated with gestation, and very few cases have been reported (see ...

Sixth nerve palsy is a nerve disorder. When your sixth nerve isn't working properly, it causes problems with the movement of your eye. Sixth nerve palsy is also known as lateral rectus palsy.