Benign, isolated, recurrent sixth nerve palsy is rare in children. It may be associated with febrile viral illness and vaccination in exceptional circumstances although this is a diagnosis of exclusion. Here, we present the case of a 2-year-old Caucasian girl who developed recurrent 6th nerve palsy following vaccination with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. No underlying pathology was i...

Background: Microvascular ocular cranial nerve palsy can result from diabetes and hypertension and may be increasing with the increase in the incidence of diabetes and hypertension in Nigeria. Objective: This study provides clinical considerations for the neuro-ophthalmic evaluation of diplopic patients with presumed microvascular ocular cranial nerve palsy. Method: A case report is presented o...

Bell’s palsy, or idiopathic peripheral facial nerve palsy is a neurologic condition characterized by unilateral weakness of muscles. The evidence-based guidelines mostly consider the acute treatment palsy. However, chronic cases are not supported strong evidence regarding options, except for weak recommendation to utilize physical therapy. This case report has presented an application combinati...

Abducens palsy (ie, sixth nerve palsy) is the most common single extraocular muscle palsy. The primary symptom is double vision. The treatment goal is to correct the underlying cause. If no cause is identified or the palsy is related to a well-managed chronic disease, treatment consists of patching one eye or applying a temporary prism. We report a patient whose abducens palsy resolved with fou...