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. 1993 Aug;77(8):530–533. doi: 10.1136/bjo.77.8.530

Congenital third nerve palsy associated with mid-trimester amniocentesis.

C K Patel 1, D S Taylor 1, I M Russell-Eggitt 1, A Kriss 1, P Demaerel 1
PMCID: PMC504593  PMID: 8025056

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