Isolated abducens nucleus syndrome due to pontine tegmentum infarction
- Journal of Neurology & Stroke
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M Hamid,1 Y Benmoh,1 K Adan,1 H Alloussi,1 C Moussavou,1 Y Adraoui,1 A Ajamat,1 A Bakkal,1 N Mouloudi,1 A Ahizoune,1 A Satte,2 A Bourazza1
Abstract
Abnormalities of horizontal gaze could be caused by damage of the abducens nucleus due to ischemic lesion. We report a patient with isolated horizontal gaze palsy as a result of a small ischemic lesion of the pontine tegmentum.
Keywords
abducens nucleus syndrome, pontine tegmentum infarction, horizontal gaze palsy