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Christopher M Knapp1, Irene Gottlob
1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine & Biological Sciences, The Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK. cmk9@le.ac.uk
Abstract:
Benign recurrent abducens (6th) nerve palsy is rare. We found 23 cases in children reported in the literature; however, many of these cases followed immunization or were associated with viral illness. Here we report two cases of recurrent abducens nerve palsy with no obvious etiology. The diagnosis should be considered in any child who experiences abducens nerve palsy in the absence of any underlying pathology or precipitating factors.
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