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Abducens Nerve Injury
Abducens Neuropathy, Traumatic | Sixth-Nerve Palsy, Traumatic | Abducens Nerve Trauma | Cranial Nerve VI Injury | Injury, Cranial Nerve VI | Injury, Sixth Cranial Nerve | Sixth Cranial Nerve Injury | Sixth-Nerve Trauma | Abducens Nerve Injuries
Traumatic injury to the abducens, or sixth, cranial nerve. Injury to this nerve results in lateral rectus muscle weakness or paralysis. The nerve may be damaged by closed or penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA or by facial trauma involving the orbit. |
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