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Case Reports

Bilateral Sixth Nerve Palsy and Nasal Voice in Two Sisters as a Variant of Guillan–Barré Syndrome

Francesco PellegriniNeuro-Ophthalmology Service, Department of Ophthalmology, “De Gironcoli” Hospital, Conegliano, TV, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Margaret WangBlanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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Napoleone RomeoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Livorno Hospital, Livorno, Italy
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Andrew G. LeeBlanton Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA;Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA;Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA;Ophthalmology Department, Texas A & M College of Medicine, College Station, Texas, USA;Ophthalmology Department, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA;Ophthalmology Department, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA;Ophthalmology Department, University of Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York, USA
Pages 306-308 | Received 23 Nov 2017, Accepted 18 Dec 2017, Published online: 11 Jan 2018

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