PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Deleu, Dirk AU - Lagopoulos, Menandros TI - Sixth nerve palsy of para-infectious origin DP - 2001 Apr 01 TA - Neurosciences Journal PG - 122--124 VI - 6 IP - 2 4099 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/6/2/122.short 4100 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/6/2/122.full SO - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2001 Apr 01; 6 AB - Acute abducens palsy of para-infectious origin is uncommon in adulthood. We present the case history of a 28-year-old woman suffering from acute onset diplopia due to abducens palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed signs suggestive of frank ipsilateral maxillary sinusitis. The lack of anatomical relationship between the maxillary sinus and the abducens nerve led us to conclude that the abducens palsy was of para-infectious origin.