Bilateral abducens nerve palsy following ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm: Report of 2 cases

Neurocirugia

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 420-422

  Göksu, Ethem ^a   Akyuz M ^a   Gurkanlar D ^a   Tuncer, R ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abducens nerve palsy; Aneurysm; Liliequist's membrane

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 36148967654     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(07)70269-5     Document Type: Article

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