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외전신경마비에 의한 복시
김현아
계명대 동산병원 신경과
Diplopia Due to Abducens Nerve Palsy
Hyun Ah Kim, MD
Department of Neurology, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea
ISSN: 2234-0971 대한안신경의학회지: 제11권 Supplement 1
Clin Neuroophthalmol 11(Suppl 1):S4-4, May 2021
The abducens nerve is responsible for ipsilateral eye abduction. Dysfunction of the abducens nerve can occur at any point of its transit from the pons to the lateral rectus muscle, resulting in sixth nerve palsy. In a recent populational study in South Korea, the overall incidence of abducens nerve palsy was estimated to be 4.66 per 100,000 person-years in the general population. The inci- dence increased with age. The majority of abducens nerve palsy are self-limited and do not require any intervention, including surgery. Even though most abducens nerve palsy is benign, clinicians need to be careful of other dangerous causes. In this lecture, we describe the incidence, etiology, and differential diagnosis of abducens nerve palsy.
