Microvascular decompression for superior oblique myokymia: Case report

M. Delour FamDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ninewells Hospital Dundee, Dundee, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

Chris ScottDepartment of Ophthalmology, Aberdeen Royal infirmary, Aberdeen, UK

Alan ForsterDepartment of Neurosciences, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK

Mahmoud H. KamelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK

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