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IV nerve palsy due to diabetes mellitus

Due to its rarety the author, present 2 cases of IV nerve palsy secondary to diabetes mellitus in young patients. Although cases of III and VI nerve palsy often recover to sponta-neously, our patients with IV nerve palsy developed secondary inferior oblique hyperaction, and were submitted to surgical procedure with good results.

Diabetes mellitus; IV nerve palsy


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