Bilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy in infectious mononucleosis.
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Bilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy in infectious mononucleosis.
A 15-year-old girl who presented with a bilateral sixth nerve palsy caused by infectious mononucleosis is described. The neurological presentation of infectious mononucleosis is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.55.644.433