Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 9 , Pages 450-453 , September 2010

Ophthalmic segment aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage presenting with contralateral abducens nerve palsy: A false localizing sign

  • Sunil V. Furtado, M.S., M.Ch., D.N.B.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Sunil V. Furtado, M.S., M.Ch., D.N.B., Department of Neurosurgery, SSSIHMS, EPIP Area, Whitefield, Bangalore-560066, India.
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  • Dilip Mohan, M.S., M.Ch.
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  • Alangar S. Hegde, Ph.D., M.Ch.

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 Source of support: The authors have not received any support, in the form of grant, from any source for preparation of this article. Neither the authors nor the institute has any personal or institutional financial interest in drugs, materials, or devices described in their submissions.

PII: S1529-1839(10)00252-6

doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2010.03.008

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 9 , Pages 450-453 , September 2010

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