A case of traumatic bilateral abducens and unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy

Background: Incidence of unilateral abducens palsy from head trauma has been reported to be as high as 1% to 2.7%, but bilateral abducens nerve palsy is extremely rare.
Case Report: We present a case in which bilateral abducens nerve and unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy developed with a high Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) 3 hours after head trauma due to a motor vehicle crash.
Conclusions: This case highlights the occurrence and management of posttraumatic bilateral sixth nerve palsy.

Keywords: hypoglossal nerve injury, Abducens Nerve Injury, trauma