Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Abducens palsy

Synonyms

Sixth nerve palsy

Lateral rectus muscle denervation paresis

Cranial nerve VI palsy

Abducens nerve paresis

Abducens nerve paralysis

Abducens nerve palsy

Definitions

Affected individuals may experience diplopia as well as esotropia or convergent strabismus. 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 fusion and to lessen the degree of diplopia.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0006897

comment

Affected individuals may experience diplopia as well as esotropia or convergent strabismus.

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C0271355

SNOMEDCT_US:398963001

SNOMEDCT_US:398925009

SNOMEDCT_US:398760006

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 fusion and to lessen the degree of diplopia.

has_alternative_id

HP:0011349

has_exact_synonym

Sixth nerve palsy

Lateral rectus muscle denervation paresis

Cranial nerve VI palsy

Abducens nerve paresis

Abducens nerve paralysis

Abducens nerve palsy

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0006897

label

Abducens palsy

notation

HP:0006897

prefLabel

Abducens palsy

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0006824

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0006824

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