The most common causes of 6th cranial nerve palsy are stroke, trauma, viral illness, brain tumor, inflammation, infection, migraine headache and elevated pressure inside the brain. The condition can be present at birth; however, the most common cause in children is trauma.
âº the âact or âcondition of being officially âforced to âstay in a âplace: [U] He âclaimed that his detention by the âauthorities was âunlawful. âº Detention is also a âpunishment in which a âstudent must âremain in âschool for a âshort âtime after âclasses have âended for the âday. (Definition of detention from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
âº [C or U] a âform of âpunishment in which âchildren are made to âstay at âschool for a âshort âtime after âclasses have âended: She's had four detentions this âterm. (Definition of detention from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.