Painful ophthalmoplegia with normal cranial imaging
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Painful ophthalmoplegia with normal cranial imaging
BACKGROUND Painful ophthalmoplegia with normal cranial imaging is rare and confined to limited etiologies. In this study, we aimed to elucidate these causes by evaluating clinical presentations and treatment responses. METHODS Cases of painful ophthalmoplegia with normal cranial MRI at a single center between January 2001 and June 2011 were retrospectively reviewed. Diagnoses of painful ophth...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Neurology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-14-7