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The article is currently entitled Sixth (abducent) nerve palsy, however, it is relatively infrequently called an abducent nerve palsy. Google hits for various synonyms as of April 26, 2006:

• Sixth nerve palsy (26,300)
• Abducens nerve palsy (14,000)
• 6th nerve palsy (773)
• Cranial mononeuropathy VI (734)
• Lateral rectus palsy (706)
• Cranial nerve VI palsy (558)
• Abducent nerve palsy (354)
• IV nerve palsy (131)

I would like to see this moved back to Sixth nerve palsy or Sixth (abducens) nerve palsy. - AED 21:32, 26 April 2006 (UTC) reply

I have performed this move; it appeared uncontroversial to me. JFW |  T@lk 22:52, 27 April 2006 (UTC) reply