A case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis presenting orbital apex syndrome

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 439-442

  Umemura, Atsushi ^a   Suzuka, Tomonao ^a  

^a Hamamatsu Social Insurance Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Orbital apex syndrome; Rhinocerebral mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIPLOPIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC NERVE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031808105     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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