Abstract
Acquired sixth-nerve palsies are relatively rare in younger adults. We reexamined 49 patients, aged from 15 to 50 years, with isolated sixth-nerve palsies who were seen between 1972 and 1982 at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. In this group, the following etiologies were encountered: vasculopathy (14 patients [29%]), tumors (eight patients [16%]), multiple sclerosis (six patients [12%]), presumed inflammation (four patients [8%]), trauma (three patients [6%]), postlumbar puncture (two patients [4%]), and orbital amyloidosis (one patient [2%]). Eleven patients (22%) had no determined cause of their sixth-nerve palsy. The implications for the clinical management of isolated sixth-nerve palsies in younger adults are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1328-1330 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Archives of ophthalmology |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology