1. Most commonly, the abducens nerve ( sixth nerve ) is involved. 2. In addition there are inhibitory vestibular pathways to the ipsilateral abducens nucleus. 3. Damage to the abducens nerve ( VI ) can also result in diplopia. 4. Motor axons leaving the abducens nucleus run ventrally and caudally through the pons. 5. The unilateral abducens nerve palsy is the most common of the isolated ocular motor nerve palsies. 6. Moebius syndrome is a congenital neurological disorder with bilateral paralysis of both the facial and abducens nerves. 7. This is due to impairment in the lateral rectus muscle, which is innervated by the abducens nerve. 8. Lateral expansion of a pituitary adenoma can also compress the abducens nerve, causing a lateral rectus palsy. 9. The 39th edition of " Gray s Anatomy " ( 2005 ) also prefers abducens nerve . 10. The long course of the abducens nerve between the brainstem and the eye makes it vulnerable to injury at many levels.
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