Isolated Bilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy Caused by Basilar Artery Dissecting Aneurysm.
- Author:
Eun Hwan JEONG
1
;
Seong Jae KIM
;
Myeong Jin KANG
;
Jae Hyung CHOI
;
Jae Tack HUH
;
Dae Hyun KIM
;
Jae Kwan CHA
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. kdh6542@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abducens nerve palsy;
Basilar artery;
Dissecting aneurysm
- MeSH:
Abducens Nerve;
Abducens Nerve Diseases;
Aneurysm, Dissecting;
Basilar Artery;
Cerebral Angiography;
Diplopia;
Humans;
Intracranial Pressure;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Paralysis;
Stents;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2012;30(4):316-318
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bilateral abducens nerve palsy is mediated mainly by increased intracranial pressure, accompaniment to subarachnoid hemorrhage and others, relatively direct involvement of abducens nerve nucleus or its intracranial pathway is unusual case. A 45-year-old male patient complaining of double vision showed isolated bilateral abducens palsy. Cerebral angiography revealed a dissecting aneurysm of the basilar artery. Bilateral abduction deficit has resolved after stent assisted coil embolization. We suggest that basilar artery dissecting aneurysm should be included as a cause of bilateral abducens nerve palsy.
