Arachnoid cyst resulting in sixth nerve palsy in a child

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2007 Jan-Feb;44(1):53-4. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20070101-10.

Abstract

A 2 year old presented with incomitant esotropia and abduction deficit consistent with sixth nerve palsy. Neuroimaging revealed an arachnoid cyst on the left. Neurosurgical shunting followed by strabismus surgery relieved the abduction deficit and esotropia. An arachnoid cyst may be a rare cause of acquired sixth nerve palsy and strabismus in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / surgery
  • Arachnoid Cysts / complications*
  • Arachnoid Cysts / diagnosis
  • Arachnoid Cysts / surgery
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Esotropia / diagnostic imaging
  • Esotropia / etiology*
  • Esotropia / surgery
  • Eye Movements
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vision, Binocular / physiology