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Intracranial dermoid cyst presenting as an isolated fourth nerve palsy

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  1. Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, B18 7QH, UK

    Rajen Tailor, Susan P. Mollan & Michael A. Burdon

  2. The Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, University Hospital Birmingham, Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK

    Michael A. Burdon

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Tailor, R., Mollan, S.P. & Burdon, M.A. Intracranial dermoid cyst presenting as an isolated fourth nerve palsy. J Neurol 256, 820–821 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5002-0

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