Ann Clin Neurophysiol.  2020 Apr;22(1):46-47. 10.14253/acn.2020.22.1.46.

Isolated abducens nerve palsy due tointernal carotid artery aneurysm

• Kim BJ
• Park KM

• KMID: 2500305
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14253/acn.2020.22.1.46

Keyword

Abducens nerve; Aneurysm; Ophthalmoplegia

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Ocular motor findings and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (A) Limitations were present in lateral gaze in the left eye. (B) Brain MRI revealed a large cavernous aneurysm in the left internal carotid artery (ICA) originating at the left cavernous sinus (arrows). (C) Brain digital subtraction angiography showing an aneurysm in the cavernous portion of the left ICA. The patient consented to the use of these photographs.

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