Diseases of the sixth cranial (abducens) nerve or its nucleus in the pons. The nerve may be injured along its course in the pons, intracranially as it travels along the base of the brain, in the cavernous sinus, or at the level of superior orbital fissure or orbit. Dysfunction of the nerve causes lateral rectus muscle weakness, resulting in horizontal diplopia that is maximal when the affected eye is abducted and ESOTROPIA. Common conditions associated with nerve injury include INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ISCHEMIA; and INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS.

Descriptor ID	D020434
MeSH Number(s)	C10.292.150
Concept/Terms	Abducens Nerve Diseases Abducens Nerve Diseases Abducens Nerve Disease Lateral Rectus Palsy Lateral Rectus Palsies Palsies, Lateral Rectus Palsy, Lateral Rectus Sixth Cranial Nerve Disorders Abducens Nerve Palsy Abducens Nerve Palsies Palsies, Abducens Nerve Palsy, Abducens Nerve Cranial Nerve VI Palsy Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy Sixth Nerve Palsy Palsies, Sixth Nerve Palsy, Sixth Nerve Sixth Nerve Palsies VIth Cranial Nerve Diseases VI Nerve Palsy Nerve Palsies, VI Nerve Palsy, VI Palsies, VI Nerve Palsy, VI Nerve 6th Nerve Palsy 6th Nerve Palsies Nerve Palsies, 6th Nerve Palsy, 6th Palsies, 6th Nerve Palsy, 6th Nerve Cranial Nerve VI Diseases Sixth Cranial Nerve Diseases Abducens Palsy, Childhood, Benign Recurrent Abducens Palsy, Childhood, Benign Recurrent Benign Recurrent Abducens Palsy, Children Benign Recurrent Abducens Palsy of Childhood

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