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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2015; 04(03): 177-179
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1569001
Case Report
Neurological Surgeons' Society of India

Isolated Abducens Nerve Avulsion at Pontomedullary Sulcus following Trivial Head Injury

Sharath Kumar Maila
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Osmania Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Rajani Somappa Sunnadkal
2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Yashoda Superspecialty Hospital, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Publication History

07 April 2015

22 September 2015

Publication Date:
16 December 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Abducens nerve palsy is commonly seen in neurosurgical practice. However, the abducens nerve palsy secondary to an avulsion injury is extremely rare. The patients present clinically with diplopia and show lateral rectus palsy. Here, the authors present a case report of such an unusual condition following a trivial trauma presenting clinically with left lateral rectus palsy. The course of the nerve and a possible mechanism of such an injury and management are discussed. To the authors knowledge, there is no reported case of an isolated unilateral avulsion injury of the abducens nerve following trauma before this report.