Mucocele of the anterior clinoid process causing acute monocular amaurosis
Authors:
M. Hanko; K. Koleják; J. Šutovský; B. Trnovec; R. Hanzel; M. Kaprálik
Authors‘ workplace:
Neurochirurgia a spondylochirurgia, Nemocnica Bory – Penta Hospitals, Bratislava
Published in:
Cesk Slov Neurol N 2026; 89(3): 206-208
Category:
Letter to Editor
doi:
https://doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2026206
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