The abducens nerve is also known as the abducent or sixth cranial nerve (CN6). It controls the eye’s lateral rectus muscle, which moves the eye sideways, away from the nose. Where the pons (a band of ...

Background: Paralysis of abducens nerve is a very rare complication of lumbar puncture, which is a common procedure most often used for diagnostic and anesthetic purposes. Case Report: A 38-year-old ...

Sadeq A. Quraishi, MD, MHA, Resident Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Sixth nerve palsy is a nerve disorder. When your sixth nerve isn't working properly, it causes problems with the movement of your eye. Sixth nerve palsy is also known as lateral rectus palsy. Palsy is ...

Preeclampsia-related neurological disorders are well established but have a broad spectrum of manifestations, from just headache to major events. Nevertheless, disorders of cranial nerves are rare in ...

Benign abducens nerve palsy is rare in childhood. Diagnosis is made by exclusion, and the severe underlying pathologies have to be ruled out. The aim of our study was to present the largest ...

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In the orbit of the eye, also called the eye socket, the lateral rectus muscle helps move the pupil away from the body’s midline. The muscle inserts into the temporal (outer) side of the eyeball and ...