MR demonstration of cryptic vascular malformation producing a palatal myoclonus--a case report.
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A 47-year-old man had suffered oscillopsia associated with palatal myoclonus for 10 years. High-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a cryptic vascular malformation within the "Guillain-Mollaret triangle" which was thought to be the responsible lesion.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989