May 20, 2024 · The abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). It is a motor nerve responsible for abduction of the eye (TA: nervus abducens or nervus cranialis VI).

Jul 13, 2024 · Abducens nerve palsy, or sixth nerve palsy, results in weakness of the ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle. Patients present with horizontal diplopia with an inability to abduct the …

Annotated high resolution FIESTA sequence through the medulla and pons demonstrates the normal course of the abducens nerve (CN VI) (white arrow) as it ascends from the ponto …

Abducens (sixth cranial) nerve palsy is the most common ocular motor paralysis in adults and the second-most common in children. The abducens nerve controls the lateral rectus muscle, …

Aug 24, 2023 · The abducens nerve, the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI), is responsible for ipsilateral eye abduction. Dysfunction of the abducens nerve can occur at any point of its transit from the …

The abducens nerve, the sixth cranial nerve, innervates the lateral rectus muscle of the eye and is responsible for lateral horizontal ocular movement. A wide variety of abnormalities, both …

Dec 4, 2024 · The abducens nerve, also known as the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI), is a nerve that controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. This muscle moves your eye to …

Mar 13, 2019 · The abducens nerve is the sixth paired cranial nerve. It has a purely somatic motor function – providing innervation to the lateral rectus muscle. In this article, we shall look at the …

A 6th nerve palsy is usually obvious, but the cause is not. If retinal venous pulsations are seen during ophthalmoscopy, increased ICP is unlikely. CT is often done because it is often …

Evidence acquisition: High-resolution 3D skull base magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows for visualization of the sixth nerve along much of its course and may increase sensitivity for …