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Duane's syndrome with compressive denervation of the lateral rectus muscle
1Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|February 13, 2001
Abstract
Purpose:
To describe an unusual case of Duane's syndrome.
Methods:
Individual case report.
Results:
A skull base meningioma was discovered in a woman with Duane's syndrome who presented with recurrent, large-angle esotropia and uncharacteristic atrophy of the lateral rectus muscle on magnetic resonance image (MRI) scan.
Conclusion:
Neuroimaging may be useful in unusual cases of Duane's syndrome.
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