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Transient monocular blindness: the controversial role of the ophthalmic artery

Response to Rutgers et al. in J Neurol (2003) 250:501–502

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  1. Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, EC1V, UK

    A. Petzold MD, PhD & N. Islam BSc(Hons), MRCOphth

  2. Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N, UK

    A. Petzold MD, PhD

  3. National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N, UK

    G. T. Plant MD, FRCP

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Petzold, A., Islam, N. & Plant, G.T. Transient monocular blindness: the controversial role of the ophthalmic artery. J Neurol 251, 882–883 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-004-0416-1

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