Abduction paresis with rostral pontine and/or mesencephalic lesions: Pseudoabducens palsy and its relation to the so-called posterior internuclear ophthalmoplegia of Lutz

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The existence of a prenuclear abduction paresis is still debated.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In a retrospective design, we identified 22 patients with isolated unilateral (n = 20) or bilateral (n = 2) abduction par...

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Main Authors: Thömke Frank, Hopf Hanns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-08-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/1/4