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Case Report

Complete and Uneventful Recovery in a Case of Lymphocytic Hypophysitis Causing a Third Nerve Palsy

Jamie M. NordDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paras P. ShahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9071-8523View further author information
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Rashmi VermaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York, USAView further author information
Pages 110-116 | Received 01 Jun 2022, Accepted 04 Nov 2022, Published online: 15 Dec 2022

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