Multiple cranial neuropathies in a patient with diabetes mellitus
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Recurrent multiple cranial neuropathies in a diabetic patient.
PURPOSE Multiple cranial neuropathies is one of the neurological complications among diabetic patients. Symptoms of multiple cranial neuropathies may cause great anxiety for these patients and often appear to be a serious problem from a diagnostic and therapeutic point of view. A correct and timely diagnosis of the underlying cause of cranial nerve palsy in these patients is crucial because of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_402_18