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A case of midbrain infarction causing ipsilateral mydriasis, contralateral superior rectus palsy, and bilateral ptosis

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    Tsukasa Saito, Asuka Asanome, Jun Sawada, Takayuki Katayama & Naoyuki Hasebe

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Saito, T., Asanome, A., Sawada, J. et al. A case of midbrain infarction causing ipsilateral mydriasis, contralateral superior rectus palsy, and bilateral ptosis. Neurol Sci 34, 1683–1684 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-1239-y

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