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. 1983 May;46(5):451–453. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.5.451

Cyclic oculomotor palsy: description of a case and hypothesis of the mechanism.

D E Bateman 1, M Saunders 1
PMCID: PMC1027398  PMID: 6101184

Abstract

An unusual case of cyclic oculomotor palsy is described where the probable cause was a supraclinoid aneurysm. A mechanism is suggested by which the features of cyclic oculomotor palsy can be explained solely by a peripheral lesion.

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