ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To our knowledge, there has been no report of ophthalmologic findings related with a duplicated abducens nerve in the ophthalmic literature. This study reports such findings. METHODS: An ophthalmologic examination was performed in one patient with a duplicated abducens nerve, revealed with thin-sectioned magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) across the brainstem level. RESULTS: The MRI disclosed a duplicated left abducens nerve. The patient was orthotropic in five cardinal positions, and her ductions and versions were full. CONCLUSIONS: One patient with a duplicated abducens nerve showed orthotropia and normal ocular movement.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Eye Movements/physiology , Abducens Nerve Diseases/congenital , Abducens Nerve/abnormalitiesABSTRACT
Os autores relatam caso de uma criança de 2 anos com hipótese diagnóstica de paresia de VI nervo esquerdo, congênita. O paciente foi submetido a cirurgia no olho esquerdo, com amplo retrocesso do reto medial e grande ressecçäo do reto lateral, sendo que as características peroperatórias e resultado cirúrgico reforçam a hipótese diagnóstica inicial.