Delayed complete bilateral ptosis associated with massive infarction of the right hemisphere

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 836-839

  Blacker, David J ^b   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; PTOSIS; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038309773     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.7.836     Document Type: Article

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