Post-traumatic Unilateral Avulsion of the Abducens Nerve with Damage to Cranial Nerves VII and VIII: Case Report

Fumiyuki Yamasaki; Yuji Akiyama; Ryu Tsumura; Manish Kolakshyapati; Rupendra Bahadur Adhikari; Takeshi Takayasu; Ryo Nosaka; Kaoru Kurisu

doi:10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2015-0272

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Post-traumatic Unilateral Avulsion of the Abducens Nerve with Damage to Cranial Nerves VII and VIII: Case Report

Fumiyuki Yamasaki, Yuji Akiyama, Ryu Tsumura, Manish Kolakshyapati, Rupendra Bahadur Adhikari, Takeshi Takayasu, Ryo Nosaka, Kaoru Kurisu

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Fumiyuki Yamasaki
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Yuji Akiyama
Department of Clinical Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital
Ryu Tsumura
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Manish Kolakshyapati
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Rupendra Bahadur Adhikari
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Takeshi Takayasu
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Ryo Nosaka
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
Kaoru Kurisu
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

Keywords: abducens nerve palsy, head trauma, FIESTA

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Article ID: cr.2015-0272

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2015-0272

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 3 (2016), No. 3 pp. 81-83

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Abstract

Traumatic injuries of the abducens nerve as a consequence of facial and/or head trauma occur with or without associated cervical or skull base fracture. This is the first report on unilateral avulsion of the abducens nerve in a 29-year-old man with severe right facial trauma. In addition, he exhibited mild left facial palsy, and moderate left hearing disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (FIESTA) revealed avulsion of left sixth cranial nerve. We recommend thin-slice MR examination in patients with abducens palsy after severe facial and/or head trauma.

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