Facial palsy and diplopia revealing idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a child

Imane Ouhbi; Taoufik Abdellaoui; Ali Jahidi; Bouchaib Hemmaoui; Noureddine Errami; Mounir Kettani; Fouad Benariba

doi:10.5603/OJ.2022.0035

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Facial palsy and diplopia revealing idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a child

Imane Ouhbi¹

, Taoufik Abdellaoui²

, Ali Jahidi¹, Bouchaib Hemmaoui¹, Noureddine Errami¹, Mounir Kettani¹, Fouad Benariba¹

DOI: 10.5603/OJ.2022.0035

Ophthalmol J 2022;7:234-237.

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Otolaryngology Department, Military Hospital Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco
Ophthalmology Department, Military Hospital Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco

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Abstract

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is rare in the pediatric population. It’s characterized by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of any evident underlying neurologic disease. Abducens nerve palsy is the most common cranial nerve deficit related to that condition. The association of sixth and seventh cranial nerve damage is uncommon. In this report, we describe the case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with headache, diplopia and peripheral facial palsy related to idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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idiopathic intracranial hypertension; abducens; facial; palsy; child

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Title

Facial palsy and diplopia revealing idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a child

Journal

Ophthalmology Journal

Issue

Vol 7 (2022): Continuous Publishing

Article type

Case report

Pages

234-237

Published online

2022-12-09

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DOI

10.5603/OJ.2022.0035

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Ophthalmol J 2022;7:234-237.

Keywords

idiopathic intracranial hypertension
abducens
facial
palsy
child

Authors

Imane Ouhbi
Taoufik Abdellaoui
Ali Jahidi
Bouchaib Hemmaoui
Noureddine Errami
Mounir Kettani
Fouad Benariba

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