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Mononeuropatía del VI par craneal - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Parálisis ocular por lesión del nervio motor ocular externo; Parálisis del recto lateral; Parálisis del VI nervio craneal; Parálisis del sexto par craneal (nervio motor ocular externo)

Definición:

La mononeuropatía del VI par craneal es un trastorno nervioso que impide que algunos de los músculos que controlan el movimiento de los ojos trabajen bien. Como resultado, las personas pueden ver dos imágenes de la misma cosa (visión doble).

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La mononeuropatía del VI par craneal es un daño al sexto nervio craneal (cráneo), un nervio, también llamado nervio motor ocular externo, que ayuda a controlar el movimiento del ojo hacia la izquierda o la derecha.

Los trastornos de este nervio pueden ocurrir con:

En algunas personas, no hay una causa obvia.

Debido a que hay rutas nerviosas comunes a través del cráneo, el mismo trastorno que causa daño al sexto par craneal puede afectar otros pares o nervios craneales (como el tercer o cuarto par craneal).

  • Reviewed last on: 6/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Baloh RW. Neuro-ophthalmology. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 450.

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