The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , January 2003

Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia following minor head trauma

  • William P Walsh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois, USA
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  • John W Hafner Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: John W. Hafner, Jr., MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, 530 N. E. Glen Oak Ave., Peoria, IL 61637, USA
    • ,
  • Jorge C Kattah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois, USA

Received 18 January 2002 ,Accepted 19 April 2002.

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PII: S0736-4679(02)00662-5

doi: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00662-5

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , January 2003

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