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Abducens Nerve Injury

Medical Definition:	Traumatic injury to the abducens, or sixth, cranial nerve. Injury to this nerve results in lateral rectus muscle weakness or paralysis. The nerve may be damaged by closed or penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA or by facial trauma involving the orbit.
Previously Indexed:	Abducens Nerve (1967-1999),Ophthalmoplegia (1966-1999)

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