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01-12-2011 | Letter to the Editors

Bilateral abducens nerve palsy by compression from bilateral anterior inferior cerebellar artery

Authors: Akira Taniguchi, Yuichiro Ii, Hiroyasu Kobayashi, Masayuki Maeda, Hidekazu Tomimoto

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 12/2011

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Title: Bilateral abducens nerve palsy by compression from bilateral anterior inferior cerebellar artery
Authors: Akira Taniguchi
Yuichiro Ii
Hiroyasu Kobayashi
Masayuki Maeda
Hidekazu Tomimoto
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 12/2011
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6081-2

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