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Abducens Nerve Diseases

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Diseases of the sixth cranial (abducens) nerve or its nucleus in the pons. The nerve may be injured along its course in the pons, intracranially as it travels along the base of the brain, in the cavernous sinus, or at the level of superior orbital fissure or orbit. Dysfunction of the nerve causes lateral rectus muscle weakness, resulting in horizontal diplopia that is maximal when the affected eye is abducted and ESOTROPIA. Common conditions associated with nerve injury include INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ISCHEMIA; and INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.9834, 1951-1953

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.9834
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; sciatica; retrobulbar neuritis; sixth nerve paresis; and demyelinating disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951-1953

PR2.9912, 1950-1951

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Identifier: LHB1CC/24/PR2.9912
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports and autopsy report relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: otitis media; bilateral papilloedema; thrombophlebitis; left 6th nerve palsy; mastoiditis; extradural abscess; osteomyelitis; and basal congestion and oedema of the lungs. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1950-1951

PR4.1246, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1246
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 3 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: sixth nerve palsy; headache; vomiting; and congenital hydrocephalus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1254, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1254
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; proptosis; sixth nerve palsy; and myxoedema. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1334, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1334
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: pyknolepsy; mental deficiency; sixth nerve palsy; and ?birth injury. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1388, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1388
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 3 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: neck rigidity; sixth nerve palsy; headache; and vomiting. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1447, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1447
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: infantile encephalitis; mental deficiency; sixth nerve palsy; and convulsive attack. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1620, 1940-1950

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1620
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, charts and typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: ?disseminated sclerosis; 6th nerve palsy; facial paralysis; and tremor in right hand. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1950

PR4.1788, 1934

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1788
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 22 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: Gradenigo's syndrome; diplopia; sixth nerve weakness; and trigeminal pain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934

PR4.2189, 1938-1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2189
Scope and Contents

Typed case summaries, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 41 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: naso-pharyngeal squamous epithelioma; sixth nerve palsy; numbness in mouth; and diplopia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938-1940