Isolated abducens nerve palsy after closed head trauma: A pediatric case report

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 621-623

  Janssen, Karen ^a   Wojciechowski, Marek ^a   Poot, Sandra ^a   De Keyser, Katrien ^a   Ceulemans, Berten ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abducens nerve; Abducens nerve palsy; Cranial nerve palsy; Craniocerebral trauma

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; PREDNISONE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE; DIPLOPIA; EDEMA; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE PAD; FRONTAL CORTEX; GAZE; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRABISMUS SURGERY; TONGUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY FILM; ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN INJURY;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 60749129039     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181850c5c     Document Type: Article

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