Fascicular arrangement within the oculomotor nerve MRI analysis of a midbrain infarct

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 268-270

  Saeki, Naokatsu ^a   Murai, Hisayuki ^a   Mine, Seiichiro ^a   Yamaura, Akira ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extra ocular movements; Infarct; Midbrain; MRI; Oculomotor nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033944527     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.1999.0199     Document Type: Article

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