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Letter

Bilateral Optic Neuritis—The Only Ocular Finding in a Case of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Pinar Altiaylik OzerDepartment of OphthalmologyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, FEBO,
Mehpare OzkanDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Sami Ulus Children's Hospital Altindag, AnkaraTurkey
, MD,
Hande Taylan SekerogluDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University-Faculty of Medicine AnkaraTurkey
, MD,
Sibel KadayifcilarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University-Faculty of Medicine AnkaraTurkey
, MD,
Deniz YukselDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Sami Ulus Children's Hospital Altindag, AnkaraTurkey
, MD &
Ayse AksoyDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Sami Ulus Children's Hospital Altindag, AnkaraTurkey
, MD
Pages 82-85 | Received 25 Mar 2013, Accepted 23 Jul 2013, Published online: 24 Sep 2013

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