J Clin Neurol.  2018 Apr;14(2):257-258. 10.3988/jcn.2018.14.2.257.

Multiple Cranial-Nerve Palsies: An Unusual Culprit

• Shashikala TP
• Mehta S
• Sharma A
• Rai Mittal B

• KMID: 2407959
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2018.14.2.257

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Paralysis*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 FDG avidity in the nasal cartilage and arrows demonstrating FDG avidity in the nasal cartilage.

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