| Title |
Isolated bilateral abducens nerve palsies caused by the rupture of a vertebral artery aneurysm. |
| Creator |
Morioka, T.; Matsushima, T.; Yokoyama, N.; Muratani, H.; Fujii, K.; Fukui, M. |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. |
| Abstract |
We report two cases with isolated bilateral abducens nerve palsies due to the rupture of a vertebral aneurysm. Surgery revealed that the aneurysm did not directly compress the abducens nerve. Within a year after the subarachnoid hemorrhage, the patients gained full recovery from the bilateral abducens nerve palsies. In view of the clinical and operative findings, it may be regarded as a compression and/or stretching of the bilateral abducens nerves by a thick clot in the prepontine cistern, and not as a manifestation of the raised intracranial pressure. The mechanisms of the isolated abducens nerve palsy are discussed. |
| Subject |
Abducens Nerve; Older people; Aneurysm, Ruptured; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Female; Humans; Middle Older people; Paralysis; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Vertebral Artery |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226127 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6545tqp/226127 |
