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Table 1 Reported cases of paralysis of the abducent nerve after intraoperative dural fistula from spinal surgery

From: Abducens nerve palsy as a postoperative complication of minimally invasive thoracic spine surgery: a case report

Year

Journal

Author

Surgery

Patient gender

Age

Spine level

Diabetes

CSF Leakage

IV Palsy detection

Treatment

IV Palsy Remission

2003

J. Orthopaedic science

Nakagawa et al. [10]

Spinal tumor Resection

Female

22

Cervical

No

Not identified

3 days Postop

Conservative

1 year

2009

J. Korean Neur Society

Cho et al. [14]

Posterior Fusion

Male

61

Lumbo-Sacral

No

Not identified

2 days Postop

Conservative

5 weeks

2012

Spine

Thomas et al. [11]

Discectomy

Male

53

Lumbar

Yes

Identified

7 days Postop

Dural Repair

2 weeks

2012

Eur Spine Journal

Joo et al. [15]

Discectomy

Male

48

Lumbo-Sacral

No

Identified

3 days Postop

Dural Repair

1 week

2013

Eur Spine Journal

Khurana et al. [9]

Discectomy

Male

48

Thoracic

No

Identified

>3 weeks Postop

Dural Repair + Chest drain

3 months

   

Discectomy

Male

46

Thoracic

No

Identified

"Few days" Postop

Conservative

5 months