A rare case of diplopia: Medial inferior pontine syndrome or Foville’s syndrome

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 194-198

  Hubloue, I ^a   Laureys, S ^a   Michotte, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crossed paralysis; Foville s syndrome; Medial inferior pontine syndrome; Symptoms and signs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIPLOPIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PONS; SYNDROME;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIPLOPIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PONS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030228763     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199609000-00011     Document Type: Article

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