17 April 2025
: Case report 
Traumatic Abducens Nerve Palsy Due to Avulsion in its Cisternal Segment: Illustrative Cases
Unknown etiology
Zhongding Zhang BCDEF 1,2, Baimiao Wang BCDEF 1,2, Yinda Tang BCDEF 1,2, Hua Zhao BCDEF 1,2, Xianda Wu E 1,2, Shiting Li ADG 1,2*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947249
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947249
Figure 4. Case 2. (A) The left tortuous and dilated vertebral artery was observed to extend towards the right side. (B) The abducens nerve was completely interrupted, and the proximal end was invisible, with only about 1 cm of the distal end (white arrow) remaining before entering the dura mater. (C) The distal stump of the abducens nerve was anastomosed to the partial motor branch of the trigeminal nerve using fibrin glue (arrow). V – the fifth cranial nerve; VIII – the vestibulocochlear nerve; VA – vertebral artery; IX – glossopharyngeal nerve; X – vagus nerve.