[Intracranial hypotension and sixth cranial nerve palsy]

Neurologia. 1995 Oct;10(8):339-41.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The sixth cranial nerves may be involved in rare cases of post-puncture syndrome after lumbar anesthesia as well as in cases of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. We present 3 cases of spontaneous intracranial hypotension with unilateral or bilateral sixth nerve palsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abducens Nerve / physiopathology*
  • Adult
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology
  • Headache / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hypotension / complications*
  • Hypotension / diagnosis
  • Hypotension / physiopathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Paralysis / complications*
  • Paralysis / physiopathology*