(æbˈdjuːsənz) or abducent nerve (æbˈdjuːsənt nɜːv)
noun
either of the sixth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
Examples of 'abducent nerve' in a sentence
abducent nerve
We concluded that neurovascular compression of the left abducent nerve might cause isolated left abducent nerve palsy.
Hidetaka Arishima, Ken-ichiro Kikuta 2017, 'Magnetic resonance imaging findings of isolated abducent nerve palsy induced by vascularcompression of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia', Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=124;epage=127;aulast=Arishima. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
His symptom due to the left abducent nerve palsy persisted.
Hidetaka Arishima, Ken-ichiro Kikuta 2017, 'Magnetic resonance imaging findings of isolated abducent nerve palsy induced by vascularcompression of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia', Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=124;epage=127;aulast=Arishima. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There were three abducent nerve schwannomas that are very rare.
Forhad Hossain Chowdhury, Mohammod R. Haque, Khandkar A. Kawsar, Mainul H. Sarker,Mahmudul Hasan, Atul H. Goel 2014, 'Intracranial nonvestibular neurinomas: Young neurosurgeons′ experience', Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2014;volume=5;issue=3;spage=231;epage=243;aulast=Chowdhury. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We hereby present the occurrence of bilateral abducent nerve palsy in a patient with leptospirosis.
Mahadevaiah Mahesh, Mamatha Shivanagappa, Chilkunda Raviprakash Venkatesh 2015, 'Bilateral Abducent Palsy in Leptospirosis- An Eye Opener to a Rare Neuro Ocular Manifestation:A Case Report', Iranian Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/2327. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study reports a case of 26-year-old male with right abducent nerve palsy.
Julius July, Eka J. Wahjoepramono, Sutisna Himawan, Alexander Cahyadi 2015, 'Isolated petrous apex ectopic craniopharyngioma', Medical Journal of Indonesiahttp://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/1261. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
From previous reports, conservative treatment could not improve abducent nerve palsy.
Hidetaka Arishima, Ken-ichiro Kikuta 2017, 'Magnetic resonance imaging findings of isolated abducent nerve palsy induced by vascularcompression of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia', Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=124;epage=127;aulast=Arishima. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Here, we report a 74-year-old male who suffered from diplopia due to isolated left abducent nerve palsy.
Hidetaka Arishima, Ken-ichiro Kikuta 2017, 'Magnetic resonance imaging findings of isolated abducent nerve palsy induced by vascularcompression of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia', Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=124;epage=127;aulast=Arishima. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The abducent nerve was the most common cranial nerve affected (76%), followed by the oculomotor nerve (18%).
Aiman El Mograbi, Ethan Soudry 2017, 'Ocular cranial nerve palsies secondary to sphenoid sinusitis', World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095881117300100. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)