Supranuclear oculomotor palsy and exotropia after tetanus.

نویسندگان

  • A W Biglan
  • F D Ellis
  • T A Wade
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