Delayed Oculomotor Palsy from Focal Brainstem Ischemia in a Patient with a Head Injury

J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2012; 73(05): 334-336
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1313720

Case Report

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Delayed Oculomotor Palsy from Focal Brainstem Ischemia in a Patient with a Head Injury^[*]

W.-S. Cho

¹Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Neurosurgery, Chuncheon-si, Republic of Korea

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H.-S. Kang

²Seoul National University College of Medicine, Neurosurgery, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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J. E. Kim

²Seoul National University College of Medicine, Neurosurgery, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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