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Case Reports
. 2003 Feb;87(2):243-4.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.2.243.

Persistent accommodative spasm after severe head trauma

M L R Monteiro  1 , A L L Curi, A Pereira, W Chamon, C C Leite
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Case Reports

Persistent accommodative spasm after severe head trauma

M L R Monteiro et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Feb.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Case 1. Magnetic resonance imaging FLAIR sequences (TR 8000, TE 150, TI 2300 ms) magnetic resonance imaging scan (6 mm thickness) showing white matter lesion in the temporal lobe (black arrows), in the dorsal pons (small white arrow), and in the cerebellar vermis (large white arrow). Cerebellar atrophy is indicated by enlarged folia.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Case 1. T2 weighted (TR 3570, TE 120 ms) spin echo sequences, 3 mm thickness, with normal findings in the mid-brain.
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