Abducens nerve palsy: differential diagnosis
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Abducens nerve palsy: differential diagnosis. Myasthenia gravis (MG), Duane’s syndrome, Thyroid eye diseases. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Differential diagnoses of abducens nerve palsy
- Myasthenia gravis (MG)
- Duane’s syndrome
- Thyroid eye diseases
- Convergence spasm
- Lateral rectus myositis
- Lateral rectus metastases
- Old blowout fracture of the orbit
Treatment of abducens nerve palsy
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
Synonyms
Locked: subscribe to see this section.
References
- Azarmina M, Azarmina H. The six syndromes of the sixth cranial nerve. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2013; 8:160-171.
- Vishwanath MR, Nischal KK, Carr LJ. Juvenile myasthenia gravis mimicking recurrent VI nerve palsy of childhood. Arch Dis Child 2004; 89:90.
- Smit L. A case of convergence spasms-do not be caught off-guard. S Afr Med J 2016; 106:1188-1189.
- Haslinda AR, Shatriah I, Azhany Y, Nik-Ahmad-Zuky NL, Yunus R. Lateral rectus myositis mimicking an abducens nerve palsy in a pregnant woman. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2014; 30:e13-e15.
- Masoud MT, Rehman A, Shaikh Y. Lateral rectus metastasis from an occult systemic malignancy masquerading as abducens palsy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2008; 2:194.
- And 3 more. Subscribe to see the full list
