Spontaneous recovery rate in traumatic sixth-nerve palsy

S. Mutyala; J. M. Holmes; D. O. Hodge; B. R. Younge

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70394-0

Spontaneous recovery rate in traumatic sixth-nerve palsy

S. Mutyala, J. M. Holmes, D. O. Hodge, B. R. Younge

Ophthalmology

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PURPOSE: To estimate the spontaneous recovery rate of isolated traumatic sixth-nerve palsy. METHOD: A retrospective chart review over a 24-year period at a single institution, excluding patients who were first seen more than 6 weeks after injury, to reduce bias toward nonrecovery. RESULTS: The Kaplan- Meier survival estimate of spontaneous recovery at 6 months was 27% (95% confidence interval [CI], 5% to 44%) in unilateral traumatic sixth-nerve palsy and 12% (95% CI, 0%, to 33%) in bilateral traumatic sixth-nerve palsy. CONCLUSION: Spontaneous recovery from isolated traumatic sixth-nerve palsy may be lower than previously reported. A prospective study is needed to provide a more accurate estimate of recovery rate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	898-899
Number of pages	2
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	122
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70394-0
State	Published - 1996

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