Acute Abducens Nerve Paralysis in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Analysis of 14 Patients

Conclusions: Other lesions of primary brain tumors causing increased intracranial pressure constitute 50% of the underlying etiology, followed by Guillain-Barre syndrome (14.2%). However, these patients had neurological symptoms signs, in addition to diplopia or SCN paralysis. Patients admitted to pediatric emergency department with acute SCN paralysis should be examined in detail to disclose the underlying etiology especially if they present with additional clinical signs or symptoms.
Source: Pediatric Emergency Care - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research