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Case Report

Multiple Sclerosis Presenting with Sixth Nerve Palsy in a Child

Nada Al-Yousuf1 Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdullah Medical City, Manama, Kingdom of BahrainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lolwah Aljutaili2 College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Aisha AlHuwais2 College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Abdullah Almutairi2 College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Hasan Alsetri3 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Moiz Bakhiet4 Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of BahrainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5148-8849
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Pages 545-550 | Published online: 13 Aug 2021

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