Unilateral abducens and bilateral facial nerve palsies associated with posterior fossa exploration surgery
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Unilateral abducens and bilateral facial nerve palsies associated with posterior fossa exploration surgery
Multiple cranial nerves palsies following a posterior fossa exploration confined to an extradural compartment is a rare clinical presentation. This case report describes a young man who developed a unilateral abducens and bilateral facial nerve palsies following a posterior fossa exploration confined to an extradural compartment. There are different theories to explain this presentation, but th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw028