A case of traumatic bilateral abducens and unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy

Patient: Female, 47 Final Diagnosis: Traumatic bilateral abducens • unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy Symptoms: Diplopia Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Neurology Objective: Rare disease BACKGROUND: Incidence of unilateral abducens palsy from head trauma has been reported to be as hi...

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Autores principales: Selçuk, Ferda, Mut, Senem E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23847710
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.889065
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Sumario:Patient: Female, 47 Final Diagnosis: Traumatic bilateral abducens • unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy Symptoms: Diplopia Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Neurology Objective: Rare disease BACKGROUND: Incidence 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 REPORT: We 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. CONCLUSIONS: This case highlights the occurrence and management of posttraumatic bilateral sixth nerve palsy.

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