In Moebius-like syndrome, only one side of the face is affected, but with additional nerve palsies of the affected facial and abducens nerve.
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The nuclei of the trigeminal nerve ( V ), abducens nerve ( VI ), facial nerve ( VII ) and vestibulocochlear nerve ( VIII ) are located in the pons.
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A pituitary tumour may also extend into the cavernous sinus, compressing the oculuomotor nerve ( III ), trochlear nerve ( IV ) and abducens nerve ( VI ), leading to double-vision and strabismus.
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Unlike the nerves listed above, the abducens nerve ( CN VI ) does not run within the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus; rather, it runs through the middle of the sinus alongside the internal carotid artery.
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A generalized increase in intracranial pressure hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, hemorrhage, edema will affect the fourth nerve, but the abducens nerve ( VI ) is usually affected first ( producing "'horizontal diplopia "', not "'vertical diplopia "').
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"' Sixth nerve palsy "', or "'abducens nerve palsy "', is a disorder associated with dysfunction of cranial nerve VI ( the abducens nerve ), which is responsible for causing contraction of the lateral rectus muscle to eye.
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Focal neurological deficits may also occur, such as abducens nerve palsy and vertical gaze palsy ( Parinaud syndrome due to compression of the quadrigeminal plate, where the neural centers coordinating the conjugated vertical eye movement are located ).
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"' Sixth nerve palsy "', or "'abducens nerve palsy "', is a disorder associated with dysfunction of cranial nerve VI ( the abducens nerve ), which is responsible for causing contraction of the lateral rectus muscle to eye.
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Abducens nerve palsy is also known to occur with halo orthosis placement . The resultant palsy is identified through loss of lateral gaze after application of the orthosis and is the most common cranial nerve injury associated with this device.
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But children are certainly going to be put off by the rampant medical jargon, as in " the abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve and extends from the dorsal part of the pons to the lateral rectus muscle of the eye ."
