Can Botox cause sixth cranial nerve palsy 3 months after the injections in forehead?

December 11, 2015
Asked By:bezap in Little York, IN

Extensive testing ruled out other causes like - stroke, hypertension, diabetes, inflammation, various auto-immune diseases. No apparent cause presented. I'm told to wait and it generally resolves within several months. Only by covering the affected eye can I get around. The Palsy is complete, prisms don't help. Most of the intended forehead relaxing effects are already worn off.

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December 15, 2015

Answer: Sixth nerve palsy

December 15, 2015

Answer: Sixth nerve palsy

December 14, 2015

Answer: Botox and cranial nerve palsies.

December 14, 2015

Answer: Botox and cranial nerve palsies.

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