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Ocular complications of head injury in children

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Ocular complications occurred in 28% of children with head injury. Neuro-ophthalmological lesions made up one-third of these complications, mostly involved the optic nerve, and were associated with other focal neurological signs more frequently than non-neural ocular complications. Lesions of the posterior visual pathways were rare but tended to be permanent.

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  1. Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Temitayo Shokunbi

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

    Aderonke Agbeja

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Shokunbi, T., Agbeja, A. Ocular complications of head injury in children. Child's Nerv Syst 7, 147–149 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00776710

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