Isolated sixth nerve palsy: an unusual manifestation of preeclampsia
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Isolated sixth nerve palsy
An isolated sixth nerve palsy may be a harbinger of underlying intracranial disease. Due to its long subarachnoid course, it may be damaged by downward shift of the brainstem as often occurs in increased or decreased intracranial pressure (“false-localizing sixth nerve palsy”). Alternatively, the sixth nerve may be involved in isolation by a compressive lesion in the cavernous sinus or along th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurología (English Edition)
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2173-5808
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2017.07.008