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Sixth nerve palsy after lumbar anesthesia.

Abstract
A middle aged man was referred from orthopedics with the complaint of diplopia, which developed 3 weeks after a lumbar puncture for spinal anesthesia. The practitioner should be aware of this rare effect among other common and not so common causes of 6th nerve paresis/paralysis.
AuthorsS Richer, D Ritacca
JournalOptometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry (Optom Vis Sci) Vol. 66 Issue 5 Pg. 320-1 (May 1989) ISSN: 1040-5488 [Print] United States
PMID2748109 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Abducens Nerve
  • Anesthesia, Spinal (adverse effects)
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases (etiology)
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paresis (etiology)
  • Visual Acuity

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