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Case Report

Inflammatory Sixth Nerve Palsy Post-COVID-19 Vaccination: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Emely Z. Karama Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad, Universidad de Los Andes, Caracas, Venezuela;b Fundación Visión, ParaguayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Patricia Ríos Maciasb Fundación Visión, ParaguayView further author information
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Gabriela Chahinb Fundación Visión, ParaguayView further author information
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Jorge C Kattahc Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois, USAView further author information
Pages 314-318 | Received 17 Sep 2021, Accepted 23 Jan 2022, Published online: 15 Feb 2022

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