Cranial nerve 6 palsy
Etiology
Etiology
Etiology
- Microvascular infarction, e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
- Increased intracranial pressure, e.g., pseudotumor cerebri
- Tuberculous meningitis
- Sphenoid sinusitis
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Brainstem infarct or vertebrobasilar insufficiency
- Multiple sclerosis
- Temporal (giant cell) arteritis
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