Intracranial meningiomatosis causing foster kennedy syndrome by unilateral optic nerve compression and blockage of the superior sagittal sinus

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-142

  Acebes, Xenia ^a   Arruga, J ^a   Acebes, J J ^a   Majos, C ^a   Munoz S ^a   Valero, Isaac Alarcon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

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EID: 67651233004     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181a63583     Document Type: Article

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