It usually affects just one eye. Most adolescents are born with superior oblique palsy. When present from birth, it is referred to as congenital fourth nerve palsy. Adults are commonly ...

Congenital conditions. Fourth nerve palsy can be congenital, meaning some babies may be born with the condition. Trauma. Fast and jerky head movements can tear the fragile trochlear nerve.

We review ocular motor cranial nerve palsies in childhood and highlight many of the features that differentiate these from their occurrence in adulthood. The clinical characteristics of cranial ...

She did not lose consciousness or anything, but she developed what the doctor called a fourth ... to CN IV palsy. Most commonly, accounting for 40 to 70 percent of cases, this is a congenital ...

Facial palsy or paralysis arises as a result of injury to the seventh cranial nerve, which is called the ... facial palsy at birth are said to have congenital facial paralysis (CFP), which is ...

Sixth nerve palsy also may be congenital or acquired. These cases may occur due to intracranial lesions, trauma, postinfectious, or immunologic etiologies, and patients present with a face turn ...