Sixth nerve palsies in children

The causes of sixth nerve palsies in 75 children, all of whom had undergone modern neuroimaging, were reviewed. Neoplasms or their neurosurgical removal was the most common cause (n = 34 [45%]); elevated intracranial pressure (nontumor) (15%), traumatic (12%), congenital (11%), inflammatory (7%), mi...

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Published in:Pediatric neurology 1999, Vol.20 (1), p.49-52
Main Authors: Lee, Michael S, Galetta, Steven L, Volpe, Nicholas J, Liu, Grant T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abducens Nerve - physiopathology
Adolescent
Age of Onset
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Diseases - complications
Central Nervous System Neoplasms - complications
Central Nervous System Neoplasms - physiopathology
Central Nervous System Neoplasms - surgery
Child
Child, Preschool
Cranial Nerve Diseases - etiology
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Infant
Intracranial Hypertension - complications
Male
Medical sciences
Oculomotor disorders
Ophthalmology
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:The causes of sixth nerve palsies in 75 children, all of whom had undergone modern neuroimaging, were reviewed. Neoplasms or their neurosurgical removal was the most common cause (n = 34 [45%]); elevated intracranial pressure (nontumor) (15%), traumatic (12%), congenital (11%), inflammatory (7%), miscellaneous (5%), and idiopathic (5%) causes represented other categories but were less commonly present. Isolated sixth nerve palsies were relatively uncommon (9%). On the basis of the relatively high risk of neoplasm, the authors suggest neuroimaging early in the clinical course of children with sixth nerve palsies, even if the palsy is isolated.
ISSN:0887-8994
1873-5150
DOI:10.1016/S0887-8994(98)00090-3