Abstract |
During a 10-year period on a level I neonatal service the total incidence (0.4%) and incidence by mode of delivery of neonatal lateral rectus paralysis occurring among 6886 term neonates was determined. The incidence of abducens nerve injury in this population increased progressively from 0% for deliveries by cesarean section to 0.1% for spontaneous vaginal delivery, to 2.4% for forceps delivery, and to 3.2% for vacuum extraction. This suggests that increased complexity of instrumentation during delivery is associated with an increased risk of sixth nerve palsy. A proposed mechanism for the injury to the sixth nerve is described.
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Authors | R S Galbraith |
Journal | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
(Am J Obstet Gynecol)
Vol. 170
Issue 4
Pg. 1158-9
(Apr 1994)
ISSN: 0002-9378 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8166202
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Abducens Nerve Injury
- Birth Injuries
(complications)
- Delivery, Obstetric
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Paralysis, Obstetric
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Pregnancy
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