A Case of Isolated Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy Caused by Clival Metastasis from Rectal Cancer.
- Author:
Won Hee CHUNG
1
;
Jeong Ho PARK
;
Sun Ah PARK
;
Ki Bum SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea. sungkb@schbc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abducens nerve palsy;
Metastasis;
Skull base;
Rectal neoplasm
- MeSH:
Abducens Nerve Diseases*;
Abducens Nerve*;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Rectal Neoplasms*;
Skull Base
- From:Journal of the Korean Balance Society
2006;5(1):78-80
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A wide variety of abnormalities, both primary to the nerve itself and secondarily involving the nerve, can cause isolated abducens nerve palsy. Skull base lesions are also regarded as possible causes of isolated abducens nerve palsy but clival metastasis from systemic malignancy has rarely been reported. We report a case of isolated abducens nerve palsy caused by clival metastasis from rectal cancer.
