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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Isolated sixth nerve palsy: a rare first presentation in multiple sclerosis.

Qi Xun Lim, Fahid Ahmed, Sirjhun Patel

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Qi Xun LimOphthalmology, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK qi.xun.95@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-175X
Fahid AhmedOphthalmology, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK.
Sirjhun PatelOphthalmology, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

True isolated sixth nerve palsy as the initial presentation of multiple sclerosis (MS) is rare. MS is a chronic inflammatory, immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system. This is the most common cause of neurological disability in young adults. Common symptoms include acute episodes of muscle weakness, altered sensation, balance and gait disturbances, visual loss and bladder dysfunction.Diagnosis of MS is supported with the incidence of symptomatic clinical episodes with subsequent cross-sectional imaging to confirm radiological lesions that are disseminated in space and time.In the following report, we discuss the case of a woman in her 30s who presented to ophthalmology with a sixth nerve palsy in the absence of ocular or systemic disease. This is the first presentation of MS, a rare clinical event.

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Abducens Nerve DiseasesMultiple SclerosisFemaleHumansVision DisordersYoung AdultCranial nervesMultiple sclerosisOphthalmologyRadiologyVisual pathway

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PMID35545312
PMCPMC9096498

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