• Am J Case Rep · Jan 2013

    A case of traumatic bilateral abducens and unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy.

    • Ferda Selçuk and Senem E Mut.
    • Department of Neurology, Dr. Burhan Nalbantoglu State Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
    • Am J Case Rep. 2013 Jan 1; 14: 230-4.

    PatientFemale, 47 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Traumatic bilateral abducens • unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsySymptomsDiplopia Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Neurology Objective: Rare disease.BackgroundIncidence of unilateral abducens palsy from head trauma has been reported to be as high as 1% to 2.7%, but bilateral abducens nerve palsy is extremely rare.Case ReportWe present a case in which bilateral abducens nerve and unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy developed with a high Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) 3 hours after head trauma due to a motor vehicle crash.ConclusionsThis case highlights the occurrence and management of posttraumatic bilateral sixth nerve palsy.

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