Acute sixth nerve palsy in a young man, beware of the 'red herring'.
Ir J Med Sci
; 179(2): 301-3, 2010 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cranial nerve palsies has several etiologies including vascular insufficiency, neoplasm, trauma and inflammation. Isolated sixth nerve palsy is an extremely rare presenting feature of leukemia.AIM:
We describe an unusual ocular presentation of a bilateral progressive sixth nerve palsy in a young male with a preceding head injury.CONCLUSION:
Acquired sixth nerve palsies in young adults may be due to trauma but in the absence of a definitive history other systemic processes must be outruled. We describe a case of bilateral sixth nerve palsy in a patient with ALL with no obvious CNS involvement. Potential etiological mechanisms are discussed.
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de los Nervios Craneales
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Enfermedades del Nervio Abducens
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
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Año:
2010
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