Sixth cranial nerve palsy caused by compression from a dolichoectatic vertebral artery

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-135

  Zhu, Ying ^a   Thulborn, Keith ^c   Curnyn, Kimberlee ^b   Goodwin, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; AGED; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; AGED; BICYCLING; DIPLOPIA; EXERTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 20344399406     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WNO.0000165319.75310.5A     Document Type: Article

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