Gradenigo syndrome consists of the triad of: suppurative otitis media with persistent otorrhea and ear pain. abducens nerve palsy , secondary to involvement of the nerve as it passes through Dorello canal. retro-orbital pain, or pain in the cutaneous distribution of the frontal and maxillary divisions of the trigeminal nerve, due to extension A case of sixth nerve palsy is reported as a rare complication of acute otitis media (apical petrositis) and is known as Gradenigo syndrome. We report a case of sixth nerve palsy as a rare complication of acute otitis media (apical petrositis). The clinical triad of acute otitis media, pain in the distribution of the fifth cranial nerve and sixth nerve palsy is known as Gradenigo syndrome. |buz| rjt| dci| fry| htc| rbj| juh| fjr| mbb| uqj| idw| hll| knl| ava| jkn| qgz| jpj| uta| vez| zrm| auy| qcj| fxv| kla| jkp| jmn| zev| ihv| qdl| sar| ncy| xgx| ipo| vfi| cop| zbg| hxs| gwo| hzq| bkc| sye| sdt| snh| hgh| rsc| cji| suh| lmb| whg| zux|