Supranuclear oculomotor palsy and exotropia after tetanus.
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چکیده
An 11-year-old boy developed generalized tetanus complicated by a supranuclear gaze palsy and exotropia. This case led us to include supranuclear palsy in an expanded definition of cephalic-tetanus.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of ophthalmology
دوره 86 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978