Abducens nerve: causes of recurrent palsy

Evidence-based neurology checklist on abducens nerve: causes of recurrent palsy: Structural causes Parasellar lesions Petrous apex lesions Ollier’s diseases (endochondromatosis) Skull base chondrosarcoma Headache causes Vascular causes Other causes Synonyms

Structural causes

  • Parasellar lesions
  • Petrous apex lesions
  • Ollier’s diseases (endochondromatosis)
  • Skull base chondrosarcoma

Headache causes

Vascular causes

Other causes

Synonyms

References

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  3. Frassanito P, Massimi L, Rigante M, et al. Recurrent and self-remitting sixth cranial nerve palsy: pathophysiological insight from skull base chondrosarcoma. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013; 12:633-636.
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