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Internuclear ophthalmoplegia as the first sign of neuroborreliosis

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  1. Department of Neurology, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Weg door Jonkerbos 100, 6532 SZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Willem J. Hardon &  Hans J. J. A. Bernsen

  2. Department of Opthalmology, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Weg door Jonkerbos 100, 6532 SZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Jose van Nouhuys-Leenders

  3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Regional Laboratory of Public Health, Burg. Edo Bergsmalaan 1, 7500 AJ, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Bert Mulder

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Hardon, W.J., Bernsen, H.J.J.A., van Nouhuys-Leenders, J. et al. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia as the first sign of neuroborreliosis. J Neurol 249, 1119–1120 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-002-0747-8

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