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Downbeat nystagmus as a manifestation of intrathecal morphine toxicity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2006

C. Korff ,
M. Peter  and
P.R. Burkhard
C. Korff
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
M. Peter
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
P.R. Burkhard
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , February 2007 , pp. 201 - 202
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2007 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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