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Case Report
Volume 14, Number 9-10, October 2023, pages 317-321
Acute Cranial Nerve VI Palsy Following Prolonged Prone Positioning in an Adolescent With Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Rare Complication of Spinal Surgery in the Prone Position
Table
| Study | Procedure | Age (years) | Onset | Presumed etiology | Management | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSF: cerebrospinal fluid. | ||||||
| Barsoum et al, 1999 [3] | L3 - L5 decompression revision and L2 - L5 fusion | 59 | Unknown | Abducens nerve traction | Conservative | > 3 months |
| Nakagawa et al, 2003 [9] | Resection of spinal tumor at C1 - C2 | 22 | 3 days | CSF leakage | Conservative | > 3 months |
| Cho et al, 2009 [5] | L4 - 5 and L5 - S1 posterior fusion | 61 | 2 days | CSF leakage | Conservative | Within 3 months |
| Abd-Elsayed et al, 2011 [11] | Lumbar posterior fusion | 14 | 1 day | Facial edema | Conservative | Few days |
| Abd-Elsayed et al, 2011 [11] | Lumbar posterior fusion | 34 | 1 day | Facial edema | Conservative | Few days |
| Thomas et al, 2012 [2] | L4 - L5 discectomy | 53 | 7 days | CSF leakage | Dural repair | Within a month |
| Joo et al, 2013 [7] | L5 - S1 discectomy | 48 | 3 days | CSF leakage | Dural repair | Few days |
| Khurana et al, 2013 [8] | T9 - T10 discectomy | 48 | Within 3 weeks | CSF leakage | Dural repair | Within 3 months |
| Khurana et al, 2013 [8] | Thoracotomy with T8 hemivertebrectomy | 46 | Few days | CSF leakage | Conservative | > 3 months |
| Sandon et al, 2016 [10] | T6 - 7 discectomy + laminectomy of T6/T7/T8 + T5 - T8 fusion | 47 | 10 days | CSF leakage | Dural repair | Within a month |
| Kim et al, 2021 [4] | C1 - C2 fusion | 71 | 1 day | Abducens nerve traction | Conservative | Within 3 months |
| Cordeiro et al, 2022 [12] | C5 - 6 discectomy, fusion | 48 | 1 day | Idiopathic | Conservative | Few days |
| Hernandez-Mateo et al, 2023 [6] | Laminectomy, fusion | 65 | 60 days | CSF leakage | Conservative | > 3 months |
| Our report, 2023 | C3 - L3 fusion, T3 - T6 decompression, and T4 - T5 vertebrectomy | 18 | 1 day | Abducens nerve traction | Conservative | Few days |