Abducens nerve palsy following surgical correction of craniosynostosis
1 April 2015
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Abducens nerve palsy, distraction osteogenesis, expansion cranioplasty
The authors present two cases of unilateral abducens palsy secondary to a recent trans-sutural distraction osteogenesis (TSuDO) operation for craniosynostosis. The basic principle of the TSuDO procedure is described as dissection and distraction of the prematurely fused sutures. This complication...
