neurologic disorders
Sixth Cranial (Abducens) Nerve Palsy
Treatment of Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy
Treatment of the cause In many patients, 6th cranial nerve palsies resolve once the underlying disorder is treated. Treatment of infection, inflammation, or tumor, when present, may result in improvement. Idiopathic palsy and ischemic palsy usually abate within 2 months. Sixth cranial nerve palsy commonly resolves when the cause is nontraumatic and may do so posttrauma. 