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CASE REPORTS

Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation with Extensive Intra- and Extracranial Extension Presenting as 6th Nerve Palsy—A Case Report and Literature Review

Eugene Tay Oculoplastic and Orbital Service, Western Eye Hospital, Marylebone Road, London, UK
, MRCOphth,
Andrew Gibson Oculoplastic and Orbital Service, Western Eye Hospital, Marylebone Road, London, UK
, FRCOphth,
Neeraj Chaudhary Department of Radiology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK
, FRCR &
Jane Olver Oculoplastic and Orbital Service, Western Eye Hospital, Marylebone Road, London, UK
, FRCOphth
Pages 458-461 | Received 27 Aug 2007, Accepted 25 May 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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