Isolated sixth nerve palsy from pontine infarct

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 246-247

  Atilla, H ^a,c   Isikay, C T ^a   Kansu, T ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Hacettepe University School of Medicine Dept of Neurol Neuro Ophthalmol ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fascicular sixth nerve palsy; Pontine infarct; Sixth nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PONS; VASCULARIZATION;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PONS;

EID: 0034577914     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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