Isolated abducens nerve palsy following lumbar puncture is a very rare condition. In this case we discussed the probable causes of abducens nerve palsy and review the mechanism of action in anatomical relevant literature. A 53-year old hypertensive female patient with a saccular aneursym on the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) bifurcation underwent emergency operation. Before the operation lum...

PURPOSE The etiology of recurrent isolated sixth nerve palsies in older adults has not been well described in the literature. Sixth nerve palsies presenting with a chronic, relapsing, and remitting course are uncommon, but can herald a diagnosis of high morbidity and mortality in the older population. PATIENTS AND METHODS Our method was a retrospective case series study. A review of clinical ...

Pituitary apoplexy is a serious condition, which if left untreated, might lead to irreversible life-long complications. Hence, pituitary should always be included in the differential diagnoses of patient with an isolated sixth cranial nerve (CN) palsy. This report highlights case presenting CN palsy associated apoplexy. Although adenomas are common, they seldom present abducent without any othe...