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Dorsum sellae and bilateral temporal bone fracture associated with bilateral abducens and facial nerve palsy: letter to the editor

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    1. Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Neurosurgical Institute, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China

      Jigang Chen, Danfeng Zhang & Li-jun Hou

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    Chen, J., Zhang, D. & Hou, Lj. Dorsum sellae and bilateral temporal bone fracture associated with bilateral abducens and facial nerve palsy: letter to the editor. Acta Neurochir 157, 1493–1494 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2516-3

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