Abducens nerve palsy: differential diagnosis
Evidence-based neurology checklist on abducens nerve palsy: differential diagnosis: Differential diagnoses of abducens nerve palsy Myasthenia gravis (MG) Duane’s syndrome Thyroid eye diseases Convergence spasm Lateral rectus myositis Lateral rectus metastases Old blowout fracture of the orbit…
Differential diagnoses of abducens nerve palsy
- Myasthenia gravis (MG)
- Duane’s syndrome
- Thyroid eye diseases
- Convergence spasm
- Lateral rectus myositis
- Lateral rectus metastases
- Old blowout fracture of the orbit
Treatment of abducens nerve palsy
Synonyms
References
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- Haslinda AR, Shatriah I, Azhany Y, Nik-Ahmad-Zuky NL, Yunus R. Lateral rectus myositis mimicking an abducens nerve palsy in a pregnant woman. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2014; 30:e13-e15.
- Masoud MT, Rehman A, Shaikh Y. Lateral rectus metastasis from an occult systemic malignancy masquerading as abducens palsy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2008; 2:194.
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