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Case Reports
. 2001:(281):29-33.

Combined fourth and sixth cranial nerve palsy after lumbar puncture: a rare complication. A case report

I Follens  1 , D Godts, P A Evens, M J Tassignon
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Case Reports

Combined fourth and sixth cranial nerve palsy after lumbar puncture: a rare complication. A case report

I Follens et al. Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol. 2001.

Abstract

Palsies of cranial nerves are well-known complications after lumbar puncture. Sixth nerve palsies are the most common. They normally occur 4 to 14 days after the lumbar puncture and spontaneously recover in a few weeks or months. The occurrence of a fourth nerve palsy following lumbar puncture however is extremely rare. We report on a patient who developed a combined contralateral fourth and sixth nerve palsy after lumbar puncture (Syndrome of Intracranial Hypotension), requiring surgical correction for secondary diplopia.

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