Case ReportIsolated abducens nerve palsy due to pituitary apoplexy after mild head trauma☆
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This case report was presented as poster at 2nd Intercontinental Emergency Medicine Congress, 2nd International Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Congress, April 16-19, 2015, Antalya, Turkey.