"Abducens Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The 6th cranial nerve which originates in the ABDUCENS NUCLEUS of the PONS and sends motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscles of the EYE. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control.
| Descriptor ID |
D000010
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.030
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| Concept/Terms |
Abducens Nerve- Abducens Nerve
- Nerve, Abducens
- Sixth Cranial Nerve
- Cranial Nerve, Sixth
- Nerve, Sixth Cranial
- Nerves, Sixth Cranial
- Sixth Cranial Nerves
- Nerve VI
- Nerve VIs
- Nervus Abducens
- Abducen, Nervus
- Abducens, Nervus
- Nervus Abducen
- Abducent Nerve
- Abducent Nerves
- Nerve, Abducent
- Cranial Nerve VI
- Cranial Nerve VIs
- Nerve VI, Cranial
- Nerve VIs, Cranial
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abducens Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Contralateral cavernous sinus syndrome after retrobulbar anesthetic injection. Am J Ophthalmol. 1991 Jun 15; 111(6):773-4.
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Management of strabismus with botulinum A toxin. Ophthalmology. 1989 Jul; 96(7):935-43.
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Anterior segment ischemia after three rectus muscle surgery. Ophthalmology. 1988 Apr; 95(4):533-7.