| Title |
Acquired trigemino-abducens synkinesis. |
| Creator |
Nelson, S.K.; Kline, L.B. |
| Affiliation |
Combined Program in Ophthalmology, Eye Foundation Hospital-University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham. |
| Abstract |
A 26-year-old woman sustained closed head trauma following a motor vehicle accident. Her injuries included complete trigeminal and abducens nerve palsies. Eleven months later eye muscle surgery succeeded in making her orthophoric in primary gaze although her right abduction deficit persisted. Eighteen months after injury the patient was able to fully abduct her right eye with jaw thrust to the left. With abduction of the right eye there was associated globe retraction and narrowing of the palpebral fissure. This is the second reported case of trigemino-abducens synkinesis. Mechanisms to explain this phenomenon are discussed. |
| Subject |
Abducens Nerve; Adult; Craniocerebral Trauma; Female; Humans; Jaw; Movement Disorders; Nerve Regeneration; Ocular Motility Disorders; Oculomotor Muscles; Ophthalmoplegia; Trigeminal Nerve; Visual Acuity |
| 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 |
226175 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wm4kgm/226175 |
