9C81.2

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Sixth nerve palsy

Index terms

  • Sixth nerve palsy
  • 6th nerve palsy
  • abducens nerve disease
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  • abducens nerve paralysis
  • abducens nerve weakness
  • abducens sixth nerve palsy
  • atrophy of sixth cranial nerve
  • disease or disorder of abducent nerve
  • disorder of sixth cranial nerve
  • isolated abducent nerve palsy
  • lateral rectus muscle denervation paresis
  • lateral rectus muscle innervation disorder
  • paralysis of sixth cranial nerve
  • sixth cranial nerve disease
  • sixth cranial nerve disorder
  • sixth cranial nerve weakness
  • Nuclear abducens nerve palsy
  • Abducens nerve palsy
  • Pseudo-abducens palsy
  • Abducens nerve palsy associated with other neurologic signs
  • Petrous apex syndrome
  • Raymond-Cestan syndrome
  • Superior Foville syndrome
  • Foville syndrome
  • Foville’s fasciculus syndrome
  • Raymond-Foville’s syndrome
  • Gradenigo’s syndrome
  • Neuritis of abducent nerve
  • inflammation of abducent nerve

Inclusions

  • isolated abducent nerve palsy

Exclusions from above levels

  • 8A00.10 – ophthalmoplegia progressive supranuclear
  • 9C83.5 – Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
  • 9D01.0 – Internal ophthalmoplegia
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  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 8A21.0 – Posterior cortical atrophy

Sibling codes

  • 9C81.0 – Third nerve palsy
  • 9C81.1 – Fourth nerve palsy
  • 9C81.3 – Total external ophthalmoplegia
  • 9C81.4 – Cavernous sinus syndromes
  • 9C81.Y – Palsy of other specified ocular motor nerve
  • 9C81.Z – Palsy of unspecified ocular motor nerve

Foundation entity

Sixth nerve palsy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1939779411

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 9C81: Ocular motor nerve palsies › 09: Diseases of the visual system