Isolated abducens nerve palsy after closed head injury in a child

Abstract

The authors present the rare case of a 5-year-old child with an isolated right abducens nerve palsy following a minor closed head injury. Occlusion of the left eye for 4 h daily was prescribed, and the child remained under close ophthalmological follow-up. Significant improvement was noticed in the following 6 months.

Keywords

• Abducens palsy
• cranial nerve palsy
• head trauma