Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Sixth nerve palsies in children.

M S Lee1, S L Galetta, N J Volpe

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA.

Pediatric Neurology
|February 24, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Neoplasms are the most frequent cause of sixth nerve palsies in children. Early neuroimaging is recommended for all children with sixth nerve palsies, even isolated cases, due to the significant risk of neoplasms.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[Epidemic characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and the lag effect of average daily temperature on the epidemic of HFMD in Beijing].

Zhonghua yi xue za zhi·2020
Same author

Involvement of putrescine in osmotic stress-induced ABA signaling in leaves of wheat seedlings.

Journal of biosciences·2020
Same author

Comparison of gefitinib and platinum-based chemotherapy and only platinum-based chemotherapy to treat lung adenocarcinoma.

Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents·2018
Same author

Relationship between transmembrane serine protease expression and prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents·2017
Same author

Compensated Semimetal LaSb with Unsaturated Magnetoresistance.

Physical review letters·2016
Same author

Ophthalmic presentation of giant cell arteritis in African-Americans.

Eye (London, England)·2016

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Sixth nerve palsy, or abducens nerve palsy, affects eye movement.
  • Identifying the etiology of sixth nerve palsy in children is crucial for timely diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the causes of sixth nerve palsies in a pediatric population.
  • To determine the most common etiologies and assess the significance of isolated palsies.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 75 children with sixth nerve palsies.
  • All patients had undergone modern neuroimaging.

Main Results:

  • Neoplasms or their surgical removal were the most common cause (45%).
  • Other causes included elevated intracranial pressure (15%), trauma (12%), congenital (11%), inflammatory (7%), miscellaneous (5%), and idiopathic (5%).

Related Experiment Videos

  • Isolated sixth nerve palsies were uncommon, occurring in 9% of cases.

    • Conclusions:

    • Neoplasms represent a significant cause of sixth nerve palsy in children.
    • Early neuroimaging is recommended for children with sixth nerve palsies, irrespective of whether the palsy is isolated, due to the high risk of underlying neoplasm.