Isolated Bilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy Associated with Traumatic Prepontine Hematoma

Author: Schneck Michael   Smith Rebecca   Moster Mark  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 0882-0538

Source: Seminars in Ophthalmology, Vol.22, Iss.1, 2007-01, pp. : 21-24

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Abstract

We describe a 15-year-old boy who developed isolated bilateral abducens nerve palsies immediately following a motor vehicle accident and who was found to have a pre-pontine extra-axial hematoma. We review the literature on isolated bilateral traumatic abducens palsies and discuss the alternate mechanisms for this injury.