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Research Article

Recurrent ptosis in an adult due to isolated paresis of the levator palpebrae superioris and Müller’s muscle of unknown aetiology

A. Petzold Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuroimmunology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London UK
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G.T. Plant Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuroimmunology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London UK
Pages 279-282 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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