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Optic Nerve Tortuosity in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Rare Case Report

Dilek Top Kartia Department of Neurology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Omer Kartib Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir Democracy University, İzmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ali Murat Koçc Department of Radiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Neşe Çelebisoyd Department of Neurology, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
Pages 313-316 | Received 15 Jan 2020, Accepted 05 Mar 2020, Published online: 26 Mar 2020

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