Journal Reviews

An unusual case report of bilateral abducens paralysis

1 June 2014 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Abducens nerve paralysis, dolichoectasia, magnetic resonance angiography

In this case report a nine-year-old girl develops bilateral abducens nerve paralysis, caused by vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia is characterised by dilation, tortuosity and marked elongation of the vertebral and basilar arteries. Clinical findings result from the compression and displacement...