SIXTH CRANIAL NERVE INJURY
\sˈɪksθ kɹˈe͡ɪnɪəl nˈɜːv ˈɪnd͡ʒəɹi], \sˈɪksθ kɹˈeɪnɪəl nˈɜːv ˈɪndʒəɹi], \s_ˈɪ_k_s_θ k_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ɪ__ə_l n_ˈɜː_v ˈɪ_n_dʒ_ə_ɹ_i]\
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Traumatic injury to the abducens, or sixth, cranial nerve. Injury to this nerve results in lateral rectus muscle weakness or paralysis. The nerve may be damaged by closed or penetrating CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA or by facial trauma involving the orbit.
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