Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Presenting as Opsoclonus-Myoclonus
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Opsoclonus-myoclonus may be caused by various neurological conditions and toxic-metabolic states, but typically occurs as a parainfectious or paraneoplastic manifestation. The development of opsoclonus-myo-clonus has been variably attributed to lesions in the pons or cerebellum. Herein the authors describe a case of opsoclonus-myoclonus due to posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in whi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuro-Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0165-8107,1744-506X
DOI: 10.3109/01658107.2012.667186