modern wellness · Symptom
Abducens palsy
🩺 HPO Source
HPO ID
HPO Label
Abducens palsy
HPO Definition
Malfunction of the abducens nerve as manifested by impairment of the ability of the affected eye to be moved outward. Patients who develop abducens nerve palsy often present with binocular horizontal diplopia, which is a double vision when looking at objects side by side. There will be a notable weakness of the ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle leading to a deficit in of eye abduction on the affected side. Some patients may present with a constant head turning movement to maintain binocular fusi
HPO Curator Comment
Affected individuals may experience diplopia as well as esotropia or convergent strabismus.
🔤 Synonyms (6)
Synonyms
Abducens nerve palsyAbducens nerve paralysisAbducens nerve paresisCranial nerve VI palsyLateral rectus muscle denervation paresisSixth nerve palsy
🔗 Cross-References (4)
SNOMEDCT_US398760006
SNOMEDCT_US398925009
SNOMEDCT_US398963001
UMLSC0271355
🔼 Broader Terms (1)
HP:0006824Cranial nerve paralysis
🏥 Conditions where Abducens palsy appears
11 · bridged via HPO ↔ OMIM
syndrome OMIM 100200
Abducens Nerve Palsy
ev: IEA
syndrome OMIM 301310
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freq: 1/1 ev: PCS
syndrome OMIM 607872
Chromosome 1P36 Deletion Syndrome
ev: PCS
syndrome OMIM 224300
Dysosteosclerosis
ev: TAS
syndrome OMIM 617186
Encephalopathy, Progressive, Early-Onset, With Brain Edema And/Or Leukoencephalopathy
freq: 1/6 ev: PCS
syndrome OMIM 610539
Gaucher Disease, Atypical, Due To Saposin C Deficiency
freq: 1/1 ev: PCS
syndrome OMIM 606071
Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy, Type Iic (Disorder)
ev: TAS
syndrome OMIM 616816
Hypotonia, Infantile, With Psychomotor Retardation
ev: IEA
syndrome OMIM 157900
Mobius Syndrome
ev: IEA
syndrome OMIM 254940
Myopathy, Congenital Nonprogressive With Moebius And Robin Sequences
freq: 0/8 ev: PCS
syndrome OMIM 314600
Wildervanck'S Syndrome
ev: IEA