Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia following head trauma
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Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia following head trauma
A 35‐year‐old male presented to the emergency department (ED) after a traffic accident. The patient had a frontal scalp laceration, brief loss of consciousness with retrograde amnesia, headache, and dizziness. There was no evidence of ocular or periorbital trauma. Initially, brain computed tomography performed in the ED revealed no specific finding. After regaining full consciousness, the patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_236_17