Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 1063-1065, September 1990

Intracavernous carotid aneurysm — An unusual cause of isolated abducens nerve palsy

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  • Kevin B O'Dell

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Kevin B O'Dell, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, North Carolina 28232-2861.
    • , MD
  • Ronald S Gordon

Received 11 January 1990; accepted 30 March 1990.

We discuss the case of a 59-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with complaints of diplopia for five days. Physical examination disclosed an isolated complete right abducens nerve palsy. Angiography revealed a giant aneurysm from the postcavernous portion of the right internal carotid artery. This case illustrates an unusual etiology of a unilateral abducens nerve palsy.

abducens nerve palsy, aneurysm, carotid

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 1063-1065, September 1990

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