Isolated or predominant ocular motor nerve palsy as a manifestation of brain stem stroke.
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Isolated or predominant ocular motor nerve palsy as a manifestation of brain stem stroke.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There have been few reports of strokes producing isolated or predominant ocular motor nerve palsies as a clinical manifestation. METHODS We studied seven patients with brain stem stroke who had ocular motor palsies as the only or the predominant neurological manifestation, and we correlated their clinical features with radiological findings. RESULTS Five patients had ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.24.4.581