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Case Reports

Binocular Vertical Diplopia as an Initial Manifestation of Pineal Germinoma

Kitthisak KitthaweesinDepartment of OphthalmologyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Sirinya SuwannarajDepartment of Ophthalmology
&
Poonsiri SrinawatPathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Pages 104-107 | Received 23 Oct 2011, Accepted 04 Mar 2012, Published online: 25 May 2012

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