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Isolated Inferior Rectus Palsy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Sunali Goyal Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Misha L. Pless Division of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Department of General Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 52-58 | Accepted 29 Oct 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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