raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:440233

Congenital abducens nerve palsy

Synonyms: Benign congenital sixth cranial nerve palsy · Congenital CNVI palsy

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Neonatal
Status
active

A rare neuro-ophthalmological disease characterized by dysfunction of the ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle with esotropia in primary position, limited or no abduction of the eyeball, and compensatory horizontal face turn toward the palsied eye. The condition commonly resolves spontaneously.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital abducens nerve palsyBenign congenital sixth cranial nerve palsy · Congenital CNVI palsy
frParalysie congénitale du nerf abducensLésion CNVI congénitale · Paralysie bénigne congénitale du sixième nerf crânien
deAbduzensparese, kongenitaleBenigne kongenitale Parese des sechsten Hirnnerven · Hirnnerv VI-Lähmung, kongenitale · Kongenitale Lähmung des Nervus abducens
esParálisis congénita del nervio abducensParálisis congénita CNVI · Parálisis congénita benigna del sexto par craneal · Parálisis congénita del nervio abducente
itParalisi congenita del nervo abducenteParalisi congenita benigna del sesto nervo cranico · Paralisi congenita del CNVI
nlCongenitale paralyse van nervus abducensCongenitale CNVI-verlamming · Goedaardige congenitale paralyse van zesde hersenzenuw
ptParalisia congénita do nervo abducens
plWrodzone porażenie nerwu odwodzącegoWrodzone łagodne porażenie szóstego nerwu czaszkowego · Wrodzone porażenie CNVI
csVrozená paréza nervus abducensBenigní vrozená paréza šestého hlavového nervu · Vrozená paréza n.VI
ukВроджений абдукційний нервовий паралічДоброякісний вроджений параліч шостого черепного нерва · Вроджений CNVI параліч
zh先天性展神经麻痹良性先天性第六颅神经麻痹
trDoğumsal abdusens sinir felciDoğumsal CNVI felci · Selim doğumsal altıncı kraniyal sinir felci

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q07.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-119C81.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0018600Evalidated
UMLSC1302994Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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